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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

Director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a time-hopping, semi-autobiographical drama about a family reckoning with the troubled behavior of a child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

After working “diligently, independently, and fairly to help Young and his ex-wife resolve their disputes,” Sophy ceased contact with the couple in 2021 — when their divorce was finalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024

Mr Heaton-Harris was asked on Sophy Ridge On Sunday on Sky News if the Stormont brake was a delaying mechanism or veto.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023

The King has two younger daughters, the Princesses Nekaya and Kalyba, who are being "finished" by a grave English governess, the Lady Sophy.

From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Henry A. Lytton

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

On such expeditions Sophies are always franked, as a matter of course.

From The Claverings by Anthony Trollope

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 Harold Morrow Sherman

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

From The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke