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Sophonisba or Sofonisba is a rare feminine given name usually given in reference to Sophonisba, a Carthaginian noblewoman who lived during the Second Punic War and poisoned herself rather than be humiliated in a Roman triumph. The Punic name 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Ṣap̄anbaʿal) likely means "Ba’al conceals". Sofonisba, Sophonisba, or Sophonisbe are Latinized versions of the name used in later literary sources. Sophonisbe is a French version; Sofonisba is an Italian version of the name. Hypocorisms in use in the 19th century included Nisba and Sopy. Variants of Sophia including Sophie and Sophy have also been used as diminutives of Sophonisba.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Sophonisba: late 3rd century BC Carthaginian noblewoman · 1730 play by James Thomson · 1675 tragedy by the English writer Nathaniel Lee

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Sophonisba or Sofonisba is a rare feminine given name usually given in reference to Sophonisba, a Carthaginian noblewoman who lived during the Second Punic War and poisoned herself rather than be humiliated in a Roman triumph. The Punic name 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Ṣap̄anbaʿal) likely means "Ba’al conceals". Sofonisba, Sophonisba, or Sophonisbe are Latinized versions of the name used in later literary sources. Sophonisbe is a French version; Sofonisba is an Italian version of the name. Hypocorisms in use in the 19th century included Nisba and Sopy. Variants of Sophia including Sophie and Sophy have also been used as diminutives of Sophonisba.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Sophonisba: late 3rd century BC Carthaginian noblewoman · 1730 play by James Thomson · 1675 tragedy by the English writer Nathaniel Lee