MEANING & HISTORY
What does Sofronia mean?
The Italian dictionary of saints’ names explicitly explains Sofronia as the feminine form of Sofronio, with wise or temperate as its interpretation. The established Sofronio account connects that family with Greek self-control and sound-mindedness.
The feminine spelling is therefore documented directly rather than inferred from the ending alone. This historical virtue meaning does not establish a person’s conduct or a family’s religious affiliation.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Sofronia in the sources
Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
SOFRONIACSV record 2,234 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Sofronia in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Sofronia
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Sofronio♂Self-controlled or sensible
- Sofia♀Wisdom
- Sofía♀Wisdom
- Sonia♀Russian familiar form of Sophia; wisdom
- Antonia♀Feminine of the Roman family name Antonius
- Apolonia♀Feminine name derived from Apollo
- Sofie♀Wisdom
- Solon·Ancient Greek name; possibly related to a lump of iron
What rhymes with Sofronia?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Sofronia further
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Santi e Beati — Sofronia name dictionary (opens in a new tab)
Exact feminine Sofronio formation and wise/temperate gloss.
- Behind the Name — sofronio (opens in a new tab)
Editorial exact-name relationship and linked history described in the entry.