name
Greek
Sophronia
soh-FROH-nee-ah
/soʊˈfroʊniːɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Sophronia
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Greek/English (ancient Greece/Britain)
- Meaning
- Of sound mind; prudent; self-controlled
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
From Greek 'sophron' (sound-minded/prudent); 'sophrosyne' was one of the cardinal Greek virtues (moderation/temperance); a literary name used in 18th-century English novels; name of a character in Spenser's 'Faerie Queene'
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