I have a little dilemma and i don't know how to solve it!
Since i was a little girl I always wanted to name a future daughter after my grandmother who was named after her mother, the name is Sophia...except not pronounced so-fee-a but sof-EYE-a. Sophia was a rare name when i was a child, using either pronunciation. If Sophia were not now one of the most popular names in the english speaking world the unusual pronunciation would not be a problem however i don't like it said as 'so-fee-a', and she is bound to be in a class full of Sophia's and i'm sure teachers will just accuse her of 'making up silly pronunciations' or some nonsense. I don't know whether to just let this name go and cry tearfully, or if there is some way i could spell it that doesn't look horrendously silly or cre8tiv that will have people pronouncing the name correctly, or at least asking 'how do you pronounce that?'
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Want to use the name Sophia...but not as everyone else knows it, help!
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SevernTrentWater · 10/07/2009 16:27
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