Sophronia
Greek
"sensible, prudent"
By Clare Green
Updated Wed Nov 29 2023
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.
An archaic option for elaborating on Sophie/Sophia.
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Famous People Named Sophronia
- Sophronia Zulema Wilson WagonerAmerican missionary and social worker
- Sophronia Smithsister of American Mormon leader Joseph Smith
- Sophronia Woodruff DewsAmerican founder of Alpha Delta Pi sorority
- Sophronia BucklinAmerican Civil War nurse
- Sophronia Ann Hurd TerwilligerAmerican pioneer in Oregon
Sophronia in Pop Culture
- First used by Boccaccio in The Decameron (1350)
- Sofronialover of Olinde in Tasso's epic Jerusalem Delivered (1580)
- Sophronia Sphynxcharacter in The Old Curiosity Shop (1841) by Charles Dickens
- Sophronia Angelina Temminnickspunky heroine of Gail Carriger's steampunk Finishing School series
- Safroniathe second woman in Nina Simone's song "Four Women"
- Sophroniusname of several saints
- Sophroniacity name in Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities"