Sophronia

Greek

"sensible, prudent"

Sophronia Origin and Meaning

The name Sophronia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "sensible, prudent".

A name some people first encountered in the old children's book series The Five Little Peppers, in which Sophronia, the youngest of the Peppers is nicknamed Phronsie.`It was also used by Dickens in two of his novels: The Old Curiosity Shop and Our Mutual Friend.

An archaic option for elaborating on Sophie/Sophia.

Sophronia Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

Sophronia Popularity

• 1509 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Sophronia

• Sophronia Zulema Wilson Wagoner American missionary and social worker
• Sophronia Smith sister of American Mormon leader Joseph Smith
• Sophronia Woodruff Dews American founder of Alpha Delta Pi sorority
• Sophronia Bucklin American Civil War nurse
• Sophronia Ann Hurd Terwilliger American pioneer in Oregon

Sophronia in Pop Culture

• First used by Boccaccio in The Decameron (1350)
• Sofronia lover of Olinde in Tasso's epic Jerusalem Delivered (1580)
• Sophronia Sphynx character in The Old Curiosity Shop (1841) by Charles Dickens
• Sophronia Angelina Temminnick spunky heroine of Gail Carriger's steampunk Finishing School series
• Safronia the second woman in Nina Simone's song "Four Women"
• Sophronius name of several saints
• Sophronia city name in Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities"