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Sophia/Sophie opinions please!
Okay how many Sophia/Sophie's do you know/have you heard of? I am assuming its popular but I do not know one baby born in the last 5 years with this name.
And which do you prefer? Sophia or Sophie?
I really like it spelt with an "f" instead of the "ph" but I also prefer Sofie and think it just looks better spelt Sophie...... stumped!
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Re: Sophia/Sophie opinions please!
I know 3 little girls under the age of 2 with the name "Sophia"-one neighbor and two friends.
I think Sophia is a better choice than Sophie because it works better as a grown-up name (Sophie is a cute nn)
And personally I like the Sophia spelling, unless the last name is more Western European or Spanish sounding.
I know of 2 Sophia's and 1 Sophie all under 2 yrs old.
That said, I do think Sophia is a beautiful name. I would NOT use Sophie as the first name though. Use Sophia, NN Sophie. Sophie just does not see like it would age well.
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Sofia is not a made up spelling, it is the Spanish, Italian and Scandinavian form of Sophia.
I know it's popular right now, but I only know of a couple of Sophia's. One is spelled Sofia and they shorten it to Sofi for a nn.
Personally, I actually prefer Sophia with that spelling and you could always use Sophie for a nn...
Good luck!
In BB's defense, she didn't say it looked made up. Just that she didn't think it looked good. I agree. While Sofia is a legit spelling, I think Sophia is more pleasing to the eye.
Sophia is currently ranked #4: https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi
Personally, I don't know any babies named Sophia/Sophie, but most of my friends have not yet had children. Sofia is the Latin spelling, so I think that works especially if you're of Spanish/Italian/French decent. But that may cause a lot of future misspellings.
I think it's totally up to you. It's a lovely name, but it's too popular for me.
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We are going with Sophia, NN Sophie. We do not know anyone with daughters names Sophia (and we have a lot of friends with kids) and were a little devastated when we saw how popular it really is. We love the name, and are going to use it anyhow.
Sophia/Sophie/Sofia is by far the most common girls name at the school where I teach, and almost all of them are 2nd grade or younger. It's a beautiful name, but it's very popular.
I don't know many little girls, but I do know one Sophia who goes by Sophie. I think it is wildly common.
Just fyi, if you love the name Sophie, it is actually NOT a nickname for Sophia. It is the French version of the name. It's a real, grown up name that many adult women have had. Personally, I far prefer it to Sophia.
I don't know any.
Depending on your area, a name may be less popular than it looks on the SSA list.
Sophia is a lovely name. I think the PH spelling is slightly less of a hassle, since it's the most common one. I vastly prefer Sophia/Sofia to Sophie/Sofie as a full name.