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Which spelling

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Lesj8995 · 05/11/2014 19:00

Which spelling do you prefer Sophia or Sofia ?

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cherrybombxo · 10/11/2014 11:41

I don't like Sofia, it looks like it's misspelled.

MothershipG · 09/11/2014 10:57

Either, choose what you prefer, just don't get uptight when people spell it the other way. Grin

Dinnerfor1 · 09/11/2014 10:31

Sophia

Aherdofmims · 09/11/2014 10:26

I like both. I think they are both classic. I slightly prefer Sofia but it is a personal thing. The Sofia I know is Spanish but I like it because of Sofia Loren!

fattycow · 09/11/2014 10:11

Sophia

SanityClause · 09/11/2014 09:15

Either is fine, but I think that Sophia will be more commonly assumed in the UK, so if you go with Sofia, she will have to get used to her name being incorrectly spelt, a lot.

DD1 has a name with a few different spelling variations, and she just accepts that her name will be spelt wrongly from time to time. I have an unusual spelling, and people often "correct" it when they see it, which can cause problems (eg, I don't receive some emails, because they've been sent to the wrong address.)

Having said that, I think I like Sofia better.

ZenNudist · 09/11/2014 09:11

Sophia. The 4yo one I know calls herself Fia. It's a lovely name.

wigglesrock · 09/11/2014 09:08

Pickwick.... Mine gets Fia from family sometimes, it's lovely.

HRHQueenMe · 09/11/2014 09:06

Sofia is the scandinavian spelling and Spanish spelling so not just Eastern European!

pickwickcrocus · 09/11/2014 08:50

Sofia, as then she could be Fia for short, which I love and it feels like a name in its own right. I guess you could be Fia from sophia too but the spellings don't match up.

HRHQueenMe · 09/11/2014 08:47

Sofia will be called SOFAYYYA alot (speaking from experience)but is pretty and classic. She will also have her own city. Sophia is too common these days.

burgatroyd · 09/11/2014 08:46

Sofia.

BonnieWeeJeannieMcCall · 09/11/2014 07:40

Sophia

squoosh · 07/11/2014 12:19

Sophia.

I'd assume a Sofia was Eastern European.

mathanxiety · 07/11/2014 05:16

Sofia. I don't know why.

Sophronia · 05/11/2014 22:39

Sophia. Sofia just makes me think of the city.

VioletVelvet · 05/11/2014 20:44

Sophia.

DieselSpillages · 05/11/2014 20:19

Sophia .. Sofia is like something you sit on Hmm

DramaAlpaca · 05/11/2014 20:18

Sophia

loudarts · 05/11/2014 20:17

Sofia. My dd is obsessed with sofia the first Grin

TheGirlAtTheRockShow · 05/11/2014 20:14

Sophia.
Sofia looks weird to me

BathshebaDarkstone · 05/11/2014 19:55

Sofia looks softer, so I prefer it. Smile

babyblabber · 05/11/2014 19:54

I have a Sophia. To me Sofia is a city in Bulgaria, not a little girl.

wigglesrock · 05/11/2014 19:52

I have a nine year old Sofia, so I prefer that.

Wishfulmakeupping · 05/11/2014 19:51

I would have said Sophia until a few weeks ago but my friends had a little Sofia and I actually think it 'looks' prettier if that makes sense :)