Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 楚すわえ風ふう亜あ, 聖ひじり愛あい, 麻あさ日び亜あ, 想そう妃ひ愛あい, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SO-FEE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 楚すわえ (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風ふう (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜あ (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Sofia or Sophia.