On September 17 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agia Sophia and her three daughters Pisti Faith Elpida Hope and Agapi Love.

Sophia greek name day. More information about Greek name days and common Greek names. Sophia and its French spelling variant Sophie stem from he Greek word sofia meaning wisdom. Children are typically named after the Patron Saint of their region with the eldest son often being named after his paternal grandfather and.

This was the name of an early probably mythical saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. 249 Myrto Myrsini Myrna 299 Kyriakos. The present Greek name day portal includes more than 3800 Greek first names with known name day and 980 Greek names with non established and thus unknown name day.

The saint supposedly died of grief after her three daughters were murdered for their beliefs. Sophia into a mosque. Its patronal feast falls on 25 December Christmas the commemoration of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.

Ayasofya in Turkish Sancta Sophia in Latin and Holy Wisdom or Divine Wisdom in English alternate English translations of the Greek words Hagia Sophia. Sophia means wisdom in Greek. Saint Sophia appears frequently in the names of ancient churches in the East.

On this day. Sofia History etymology. 5Sophia Sophie Sofia 6Angeliki Angela 7Georgia 8Dimitra 9Konstantina Ntina 10Paraskevi.

The name Hagia Sophia didnt come about until around 430 CE. Means wisdom in Greek. The name is often associated with philosophy love of wisdom.