Name Sofia Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 楚風亜, 聖愛, 麻日亜, 想妃愛, etc. Pronounced Pron. so-fee-ah Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 楚 (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風 (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name SOFIA or SOPHIA.