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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

noun

• 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

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

“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

Sophy Chang, 32, recently flew Delta from New York to Los Angeles and chose the cheapest ticket option.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

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

"He's one of the choirmen, Sophy," exclaimed Mrs. Drake, adding, "But I don't know why he should come here."

From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John