Sufia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sufia

What is the meaning of the name Sufia ?

The baby name Sufia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-FEE-ah (IPA: /suːˈfiːə/).

Sufia is Arabic, Greek, Persian, Urdu in Origin.

Sufia is a cross-cultural variant of Sofia/Sophia, ultimately from Greek sophía, meaning “wisdom.” The spelling reflects transliteration patterns in Arabic, Urdu, and Bengali contexts, where صوفيا is commonly rendered as Sufia or Sufiya. It is sometimes confused with the Arabic name Safiya/Safiyah (صفية, “pure; sincere friend”) and with the term ṣūfiyya (“Sufism”), but as a given name Sufia aligns etymologically with Sophia’s “wisdom.” Pronunciations vary, typically SOO-fee-uh or SOH-fee-uh.

Carried by early Christian saints and Byzantine nobility and immortalized by the Hagia Sophia, the name spread through Eastern Europe and later Western Europe, becoming a modern favorite in many languages. Sufia remains the rarer form, found especially in South Asia and Muslim diasporas. Variants and related forms include Sophia, Sofia, Sofiya, Sufiya, Sophie, Sofie, Zofia, and Malay Sofea; diminutives include Sofi and Fia.