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Sophia

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olympia7 · 22/11/2019 21:21

Final post (I hope!)
What do you think of the name Sophia?
Would it go well with Noah?
Do you think its likely to be shortened or not?
Does it sound girly while still being sophisticated?
Thanks Smile

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BonBon411 · 25/11/2019 02:21

Sophia & Noah are both lovely names.

TrixieFranklin · 24/11/2019 23:07

Sophia Marie was on my shortlist for DC3 who turned out to be a boy so couldn't use it!!
Sophia Matilda is lovely.

Cheerfullygo4 · 24/11/2019 23:03

It's very popular and fairly dull. I think most popular names get like that.

aibutohavethisusername · 24/11/2019 22:53

Sophia Matilda definitely.

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olympia7 · 24/11/2019 22:00

Thank you everyone for such a lovely thread! Have narrowed down to Sophia Matilda or Matilda Sophia. But leaning more towards Sophia Matilda 😍

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Evilmorty · 24/11/2019 21:03

Gorgeous choices OP

CandyApple1995 · 24/11/2019 21:00

It looks like I'm in a minority, but I don't like the name, because where I'm from its pronounced more like 'sphere'!
Obviously if you like it go for it though x

MissHenty · 24/11/2019 20:56

It’s a beautiful name @IRememberSoIDo

IRememberSoIDo · 24/11/2019 20:54

Love the name, I have one. She's absolutely bonkers but brilliant. She loves her name too. I never realised it was popular. Doesn't bother me.

AlwaysOnAbloodyDiet · 23/11/2019 17:45

It's one of my favourite names - it's my daughter's middle name. I don't think it would be shortened, and it's not popular where we are (not that that bothers you)

They go together beautifully, IMO (Noah & Sophia)

Leopardprintboots · 23/11/2019 09:22

@Thetimetravelerswife OP has said popularity isn’t even a consideration.

Even if it was there’s less than half the number of Sophias born in 2018 than there was Noah’s x

@rededucator yes it is a lovely thread isn’t it! A lot of love for Sophia ❤️

vdbfamily · 23/11/2019 09:18

OP, I had a long list of boys names and struggled to find girls names. I ended up with Sophia and I loved it, and she loves it too. x

Thetimetravelerswife · 23/11/2019 09:15

My niece is a Sophia! I like it. But there are 4 other sophia’s in her year at school of a class of 20...that means a 5th of her class are called Sophia.

Other names that meet the European regal criteria that are similar to sophia are:

Isabella/Isabelle
Amelia/Amelie/Emilia
Matilda
Alexandra
Charlotte
Beatrice

Other names that have a similar feel:
Olivia
Camilla
Ariella
Clara
Aurelia

Incase you wanted less popular options.

mistermagpie · 23/11/2019 00:07

I only know of one but she spells it Sofia (she's not British) and I do prefer the 'f' spelling myself. I love the name though.

I don't think it goes with Noah. The So and No sounds are the problem and the fact that they both end with an 'a' sound. But they aren't going to spend their whole lives being introduced as a 'set' so I wouldn't bother about that,

Proseccoinamug · 22/11/2019 23:15

I don’t know any Sophies or Sophias and I love it.

rededucator · 22/11/2019 23:11

What a lovely thread 😍

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olympia7 · 22/11/2019 23:06

Leopardprintboots Aww thank you 😊 Your help has been much appreciated!

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MrsNoMopp · 22/11/2019 23:06

It's a lovely name and goes well with Noah.

Leopardprintboots · 22/11/2019 23:01

Ahhh yay @Olympia7 - glad we could help 🤩
It’s a great name!! Def one of my favourites of your suggestions on other posts ❤️

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olympia7 · 22/11/2019 22:48

A huge thank you for all the positive responses! So nice to read. Im daring to think I may have found "the one"!! Up until now I disliked every girls name!!

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olympia7 · 22/11/2019 22:47

Thank you everyone.
For those who have mentioned popularity.... this is not an issue for me. I choose names I love. I don't even look at popularity on the stats. As its insignificant to me.

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Leopardprintboots · 22/11/2019 22:43

Sophia also on a downward trajectory so that’s a good sign popularity wise

Leopardprintboots · 22/11/2019 22:43

Nearly double the number of Noah’s born last year (over 4,000) compared to Sophia (around 2,000).

I actually haven’t met any sophia’s in my local baby groups

Choice4567 · 22/11/2019 22:39

My only thought is that both names are massively popular at the moment, loads at school right now

daisypond · 22/11/2019 22:39

I like Sophia as a name but I don’t think it goes with Noah. It’s a different style of name. It’s not an awful pairing, just slightly odd. (Prefer so-fye-a pronunciation).