Girls name - is this too weird?

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Teapig · 21/02/2013 21:27

We like the name Safia but is it too out there?

I know it sounds very similar to Saskia or Sofia but funnily I'm not keen on either of those.

Is it too out there?

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SoftSheen · 21/02/2013 22:08

Safia is quite nice, but how about Sapphira (a variant of Sapphire)? Very uncommon, but pretty and not likely to be confused with Sofia.

badtime · 21/02/2013 22:02

I know someone called Safia. I like the name, but some people just call her 'Sofia', even when they see it written down.

Maybe if you use the 'Safiya' or 'Safiyyah' spelling, people would be less likely to think it was a typo for 'Sofia'.

fuzzywuzzy · 21/02/2013 21:34

It's an Arabic name prolly equivalent of Sofia

Phineyj · 21/02/2013 21:33

Puts me in mind of Ab Fab...

MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel · 21/02/2013 21:32

It sounds like Phil Mitchel trying to say Sophia.

'That Saaaafia is part of my faaaaaaamily.'

Was my 1st thought, sorry :(

sw11mumofone · 21/02/2013 21:31

How would you pronounce it? Is the emphasis on the first syllable (SA-fia) or Sa- FIA (like Sophia)?

Scootee · 21/02/2013 21:31

I think it is too weird, sorry.

SirBoobAlot · 21/02/2013 21:29

Looks like Sapphire but you wanted to be 'alternative' with it. That would be my immediate reactions, anyway.

I wouldn't, sorry.

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