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Is Sofia too common?

34 replies

Goodluckjonathan76 · 11/11/2017 17:40

Very early days in pregnancy but talking baby names with DH. We cannot use the girl's name I dearly love as it's DSD's middle name. There are a few other names i like that we also can't use as they are already used in DH"s family. We both like Sofia (DH loves it) but I am put off by the fact it's so common. I hear/see it literally all the time, including with the Spanish spelling. My 2 sons have classic/quite unusual names that are not overused and I really don't want to use a name that is so common. DH, on the other hand, is Spanish and not at all put off by using a common name, in fact, from his perspective it's good to use a family or well known name. Is Sofia too common though? We have two other names we both like, Ines and Lucia, but I am not made on either of them.

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Goodluckjonathan76 · 17/11/2017 18:10

Aww, thanks all. Clara is my absolute all time favour but DH has vetoed as his daughter as Klara as a middle name. So glad people seem to like Ines as much. Think we may have a decision!

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DumbledoresApprentice · 16/11/2017 22:29

Ines

sinceyouask · 16/11/2017 22:28

Clara is also gorgeous and with a K would have been our girl's name for ds1 and ds2. Lovely lovely names you like, op!

sinceyouask · 16/11/2017 22:25

I love Sofia and would have used it for ds3 if he'd been a girl. I don't care how popular or otherwise a name is. It's a beautiful name, and makes me think of a very strong female character from two books I love. I think it's a timeless name, in all its forms.

GrouchyKiwi · 16/11/2017 22:22

I prefer Ines to Clara. Ines really is a lovely name.

icantgetnosleep5 · 16/11/2017 20:08

Tht was meant to say nicey nicey !

icantgetnosleep5 · 16/11/2017 20:08

Clara is soooo popular now, like Sofia, it's a bit too nicely nicely IMO too! I think Ines is spunky , like it a lot

icantgetnosleep5 · 16/11/2017 20:06

LOVE Ines :)
Congratulations

Goodluckjonathan76 · 16/11/2017 19:59

thanks again all. Just out of curiousity, what does everyone prefer out of Ines and Clara?

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Mrsknackered · 13/11/2017 13:21

I absolutely adore Ines.

Not a massive fan of Sofia, I think it's a nice name but there are just so many.

Joeybee · 13/11/2017 07:03

The fact it is so popular a name would put me off. Plus it's more popular with the 'Sophia' spelling, so spelling it 'Sofia' would mean constantly having to spell out the name to people.

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 13/11/2017 00:44

I know lots of Sofias, but I agree with other posters, Ines is lovely.

TheDowagerCuntess · 13/11/2017 00:38

Yes, was coming on to say it's the most common name in the world!

Lucia and Ines and both gorgeous - far preferable.

Weedsnseeds1 · 13/11/2017 00:07

Ines is beautiful.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 12/11/2017 21:15

I prefer Lucia.

5BlueHydrangea · 12/11/2017 21:13

My friend has a Saffiya which is pretty. Sounds very like Sofia but isn't..

I have a Lucia. Have had many lovely comments on her name. There are a few around but it's far from common. How would you pronounce it? Lu-see-a or Lu-chee-a? Ours is the second.
Obviously biased but I prefer it to Ines.

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 12/11/2017 21:10

Lucia is more interesting than Sofia. Ines is a cool name too, it sounds more quirky than the other two. Of the three I would choose Lucia.

Kazzawazza69 · 12/11/2017 21:08

Was about to comment the same as above - just read an article that says it’s the most common girls name in the world as it’s number 1 in over 20 countries or something like that. It’s a lovely name and I personally don’t know any Sofia’s - I do know a couple of children called Sophie and an adult Sofie though..

LemonysSnicket · 12/11/2017 20:03

Sofia is the no1 used name in the entire world right now ( literally it's the #1 world girls name).

mollymawk · 12/11/2017 19:59

Sofia is lovely but since you asked whether it is too common, I remembered reading an article just a couple of weeks ago that reported that it is literally the most popular female name in the world!

Brokencrayonsstillcolour · 12/11/2017 19:51

Would you pronounce it Soph-ee-uh or Soph-eye-uh?

Intercom · 12/11/2017 19:48

Not sure where that apostrophe came from Hmm (autocorrect was that you?)

Intercom · 12/11/2017 19:47

Sofia is a lovely name and I don’t know of any young Sofia’s at all. I like Lucia as well but Ines sounds a bit harsh to me.

TakeMe2Insanity · 12/11/2017 16:22

The reality is that Sofia/Sophia is a global name and widely in lots of different cultures. So in a sense it makes it easy to say and easy to come across another Sofia.

holidayqueriwifi · 11/11/2017 21:27

Sofia/ Sophia is very pretty and very popular.

How about:
Georgina
Theodora (lovely meaning )
Cecilia
Celina/ Selina