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Sophronia

UK/səˈfɹəʊ.ni.ə/US/səˈfɹoʊ.ni.ə/

Sophronia proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Sophronia

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • After casting about for some time for a name which should be worthy of her, he decided in favour of Sophronia Sphynx, as being euphonious and genteel, and furthermore indicative of mystery.1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “Chapter the Last”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC, page 220
    • Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.1898, George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, act II

Words that rhyme with Sophronia

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Questions about Sophronia

What does Sophronia mean?
Sophronia means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Sophronia?
Sophronia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sophronia?
Sophronia is pronounced /səˈfɹəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).

Words near Sophronia in the dictionary

  1. sophrological
  2. sophrologist
  3. sophrologists
  4. sophrology
  5. sophron
  6. Sophronia
  7. sophronize
  8. sophronized
  9. sophronizes
  10. sophronizing
  11. sophrosyne

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