Sophie vs Sophia

[balroymum]

Our baby girl is due in less than a week and we are pretty much decided on 'Sophie Beatrice' although I prefer 'Sophia Beatrice.' Have tried to convince hubby (subtly and not so subtly) but to no avail. Does 'Sophie Beatrice' still sound pretty? The middle name is a family name for us both so at least we both agree on this part - what are the chances of my lovely hubby changing his mind once she is born or should I give up on Sophia?!

[belgo]

Sophie Beatrice is very pretty but I don't understand your dh's objection to Sophia if he;s agreed on Sophie!

[StealthPomBear]

I prefer Sophie, much plainer and more traditional IMO

[balroymum]

Good point! They're not that different are they? He said something once about it reminding him of the old lady from The Golden Girls! I was thinking more along the lines of Sophia Lauren!

[4andnotout]

I'm a Sophie and get complimented on my name a lot, personally I prefer Sophie to Sophia :)

[LittleYellowTeapot]

What a beautiful name you've chosen - I like Sophie and Sophia but I think Sophie is my fave

[balroymum]

Thanks everyone - it's so useful to get some feedback as no one but us two - and now you!- even know that we are having a girl, never mind what her name might be. All your comments are really helpful; I can rest easy now I know that we have chosen a nice name and can stop trying to think of ways to make my poor hubby change his mind (I will hold off on the subliminal messages in his sleep!)

[SlightlyTubbyHali]

I like both but Sophia can have the nn sophie, so you could have both surely?

And if it's Sophy, I like it with a y.

[growing3rdbump]

Lovely names. I prefer Sophia. My friend recently gave birth to a Beatrice Sofia.

[lilly13]

It is the same name. Sophie is an Anglo-Saxon version of Sophia/Sofia, a name after a popular Greek and Eastern Orthodox saint.

[KatyMac]

I like Sofia

[Ragwort]

The trouble with Sophia is that you never know how to pronounce it - is it Sofeee-a or Sofia - IYSWIM .

I prefer Sophie .

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

My DD is Sophia. :)

As someone said, Sophie can be used as a NN.

[BigChiefOrganiser]

Sophia Beatrice sounds better. I like it spelled Sofia.

[MelinaM]

^I agree, it flows better than Sophie Beatrice! Both lovely names though! x

[A1980]

I don't agree with the above two posts. Sophia Beatrice doesn't flow at all, it's hard to say.

First name ends in -ia, second name begins with Bea-. So that's ee-a, be-a! It rhymes and sounds a little daft IMO. Sorry!

Sophia also reminds me of the old lady from the Golden Girls!

Sophie's cute for a little girl, stick to that.

[NadiaWadia]

I vote for Sophie.

[diddl]

I think that Sophia goes better with Beatrice.

[flopsy1974]

Sophie Beatrice sounds much better. Just seems to flow better when you say it.

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Think Sophia Beatrice sounds better.

I much prefer Sophia. It sounds prettier than Sophie, which imo is a bit meh (I am biased - my daughter is a Sophia).

I also loathe people calling her Sophie as a nickname. She shortens it herself to Phia.

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

GetOrf - DD is also Phia and while she is too little to argue I call her Fi-Fi. :o

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Yes - I called my dd FiFI as well.

Ha! Now she is 14 she would Curl Her Lip if I tried it now

[Bue]

They're both nice but personally I like Sophie better and think it flows better, too.

[pointydog]

I prefer Sophie. Sophia just has one syllable too many.

[FluffMacDuff]

Both are pretty and popular.

Less keen on Surf-ia. What about Sophia with the traditional pronunciation - So-fire. As in the actress Sophia Myles and the song by Nerina Pallot but criminally under-used!

[LittleMissBliss]

I prefer Sophia to Sophie more interesting