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• Sophy
  Sophy

  noun

  any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
• -sophy
  -sophy

  a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy ); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words.

Sophy

¹ American  

[soh-fee, sof-ee] / ˈsoʊ fi, ˈsɒf i /

Also Sophi

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

Sophies plural

1. any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.

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-sophy ² American  

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy ); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words.

   anthroposophy.

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-sophy ¹ British  

combining form

1. indicating knowledge or an intellectual system

   philosophy

   theosophy

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Sophy ² British  

/ ˈsəʊfɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a title of the Persian monarchs

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• -sophic
  combining form

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Sophies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Sophy¹

First recorded in 1530–40; probably < Turkish sofi, from Persian ṣūfī Sufi ( def. ), by association with Safawī “a member of the Safavid ( def. ) dynasty”

Origin of -sophy²

< Greek -sophia, combining form of sophía skill, wisdom; see -y ³

Example Sentences

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Sophy Sophies

Clarity is exactly what Sophy Romvari seeks in her brilliant debut, “Blue Heron,” though it’s not as easy to see that.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

Sophy Romvari’s luminous debut feature “Blue Heron” is a loving and studious act of remembrance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

“He’s troubled, but he’s not crazy,” says a mother of her son in “Blue Heron,” the first feature from director Sophy Romvari.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Speaking on Sky's Sophy Ridge On Sunday show, Mr Driscoll said preventing Labour members from having a say over whether he should represent the North East was "frankly shocking".

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023

With such a mortal motion, that it is inevitable: they say, he has been fencer to the Sophy.

From Twelfth Night or, What You Will by Kemble, J P

The new Sylvas, Sophies and Sentas not only have body; they show as well the promise of potential fame.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or Sophies or Millas, I remind myself Either way we’re sitting on the couch.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

It was "Butter Fingers" who untied the wet knots in the fellows' clothes the time we Sophies got caught swimming in the Old Bend, thus saving us from a most embarrassing situation.

From Interference and Other Football Stories by Sherman, Harold Morrow

All within these dominions be of the Sophies, named Shaw Thamas, sonne to Ismael Sophie.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 by Hakluyt, Richard

So it came to his apostrophizing her as "Dear" and scattering "Sophies" deliciously through the text.

From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John