Sophia is a common name that comes from the Greek word σοφία ("wisdom"), that may refer to:

Spiritual

*Sophia (goddess), wisdom
* Sophia (gnosticism), a gnostic deity
* The Sophia of Jesus Christ, gnostic tractate from Nag Hammadi
* Pistis Sophia

Women named Sophia

* Sophia Kang
* Sofia of Spain
* Sophia Baddeley
* Sophia Loren
* Sophia of Hanover
* Sophia of Nassau
* Sophia Alekseyevna

Bands named Sophia (see Sophia (band))

* A group (Sophia (indie rock band)) including ex-God Machine member Robin Proper-Sheppard
* A Swedish industrial/martial band, also named Sophia (industrial band).

Geographic locations

* Hagia Sophia or Saint Sophia, Istanbul
** for other meanings of Hagia Sophia or St. Sophia, see Hagia Sophia (disambiguation)
* Sofia, Bulgaria
* Sophia, West Virginia

* Asteroid 251 Sophia.
* Sophia University in Tokyo
* Sophia Antipolis, France

Ironic use

The Wikipedia parody site Uncyclopedia includes numerous references to Sophia as an inspiration, and sometimes as a deity. Given the site's self-proclaimed nonsensical nature, the reference to "wisdom" is an example of irony.

Science

The NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is abbreviated as SOFIA

See also: Sophie.

Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!