Standard Lemma guide

Sofian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S OW0 F IY1 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to, Sofia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Sufian, Iran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone from Sofia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Sofia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: софи́йски (sofíjski) — from Sofia
  • German: Sofioter — from Sofia
  • Latin: Serdicensis — from Sofia
  • Macedonian: софиски (sofiski) — from Sofia
  • Polish: sofijski — from Sofia
  • Russian: софи́йский (sofíjskij) — from Sofia
  • Bulgarian: софия́нец (sofijánec) — someone from Sofia
  • Bulgarian: софия́нка (sofijánka) — someone from Sofia
  • Bulgarian: софия́нче (sofijánče) — someone from Sofia
  • Dutch: Sofioot — someone from Sofia
  • Esperanto: sofiano — someone from Sofia
  • Esperanto: sofianino — someone from Sofia
  • French: Sofiote — someone from Sofia
  • German: Sofioter — someone from Sofia
  • German: Sofioterin — someone from Sofia
  • Macedonian: софи́јанец (sofíjanec) — someone from Sofia
  • Macedonian: софи́јанка (sofíjanka) — someone from Sofia
  • Polish: sofijczyk — someone from Sofia
  • Polish: sofijka — someone from Sofia
  • Russian: софи́ец (sofíjec) — someone from Sofia
  • Russian: софи́йка (sofíjka) — someone from Sofia
  • Turkish: Sofyalı — someone from Sofia