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Middle name help

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 16:23

We've settled on Sofia for DD2 but struggling with a middle name - none of them are particularly meaningful or family names, just names we like the sound of:

Sofia Jade
Sofia Madeline
Sofia Lily
Sofia 'Something Else' (please comment your suggestion)

Don't want a name beginning with T, ending with A or anything beginning with a vowel.

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Aglassaday · 01/01/2025 22:11

Sofia Claire
Sofia Kate
Sofia Rose
Sofia Lauren
Sofia Willow
Sofia Florence
Sofia Fern
Sofia Charlotte

Pemba · 01/01/2025 01:29

Sofia Madeline is lovely, it flows nicely.

Madeline is, of course, the English spelling, it's just that French Madeleine has been more popular for about 20-30 years. Nothing at all wrong with Madeline though!

user1492757084 · 01/01/2025 01:00

Sofia Clemency
Sofia Beth
Sofia Catherine
Sofia Camille
Sofia Dawn
Sofia Mary - my fave.
Sofia Charlotte
Sofia Willow
Sofia Margot
Sofia Felicity
Sofia Bridie

Firsttimebabymummy · 31/12/2024 09:38

I voted Sofia Madeline.

Sofia Jasmine
Sofia Juliet
Sofia Charlotte

LoudPlumDog · 31/12/2024 02:11

Sofia Charlotte
Sofia Bridget
Sofia Nicolette
Sofia Brooke
Sofia Frances
Sofia Lillian
Sofia Rhiannon
Sofia Genevieve
Sofia Harriet
Sofia Juliet
Sofia Kristin
Sofia Danielle
Sofia Grace
Sofia Marguerite
Sofia Lucille
Sofia Bethan
Sofia Millicent
Sofia Kate
Sofia Yvette
Sofia Rachel
Sofia Celeste

ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 31/12/2024 00:38

Sofia Marie
Sofia Louise
Sofia Delphine
Sofia Penelope
Sofia Chloe

Ikeameatballs · 30/12/2024 23:12

Sofia Elizabeth
Sofia Penelope
Sofia Marguerite
Sofia Daisy
Sofia Wren
Sofia Joy

BootballJoy · 30/12/2024 22:14

Sofia Madeleine is really pretty. Other suggestions:

Sofia Persephone
Sofia Marianne
Sofia Francesca
Sofia Tamsin
Sofia Francesca
Sofia Rosalind
Sofia Phoebe
Sofia Nancy
Sofia Marie
Sofia Beatrice

GetyourheadoutoftheovenIris · 30/12/2024 19:57

Sofia is gorgeous.

Really dislike Jade!

How about
Sofia Rosa
Sofia Jeanne
Sofia Wren
Sofia Cleo

hideawayforever · 30/12/2024 19:52

Sofia is lovely.
how about Sofia Kate

Sofabookhotchoc · 30/12/2024 19:24

Sofia Jane is pretty and similar to Jade...

Bobbieiris · 30/12/2024 19:16

I like Sofia jade the best ☺️

Sunnnybunny72 · 30/12/2024 19:09

Sofia Catherine

TheLittleOldWomanWhoShrinks · 30/12/2024 19:06

How about Lilian rather than Lily?

Other ideas with reasonably phonetic/international spelling:
Damaris
Natalie
Marianne
Kate
Felicitas
Josephine (or Josefine if you must - I admit to a personal preference for the 'ph' spelling both in this and Sophia, but obviously your choice is made)
Helen/Helene

LuckyBea · 30/12/2024 18:56

Sofia is a lovely name, OP. I like Madeline. The three-syllable pattern seems to flow well.

Sofia Katherine
Sofia Genevieve
Sofia Camilla
Sofia Caroline
Sofia Maria
Sofia Cecilia
would also sound good, IMO.

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 18:45

CrashThere · 30/12/2024 18:44

Sofia works better internationally.

It's just that in the UK, one spelling has been very popular for a long time.
It compares to something like Catherine/Katherine. Most of the pre-1980 born ones I know are a C, the ones born after 1980 K.

Yes, we've intentionally chosen the spelling that will work better internationally

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CrashThere · 30/12/2024 18:44

Sofia works better internationally.

It's just that in the UK, one spelling has been very popular for a long time.
It compares to something like Catherine/Katherine. Most of the pre-1980 born ones I know are a C, the ones born after 1980 K.

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 18:06

CrashThere · 30/12/2024 18:02

It's not really an issue, but Sophia has been very popular for ages, but Sofia is gaining popularity.
You can't gauge if the person will mind having the name misspelt. Some do, some don't.

I think that depends whereabouts you are from though, doesn't it, in many more multi cultural areas of the UK Sofia is actually more popular now than Sophia is (which becomes 'Sop-Hee-Ah' when pronounced in my husbands language). We are also not sure whether our long term future will be in the UK or overseas so need the name to be easy to pronounce in both countries.

It's by the by though as we are happy with our first name choice and spelling. It's the middle name we can't agree on.

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CrashThere · 30/12/2024 18:02

It's not really an issue, but Sophia has been very popular for ages, but Sofia is gaining popularity.
You can't gauge if the person will mind having the name misspelt. Some do, some don't.

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 18:00

@Mumofgirls2017 @Awwlookatmybabyspider @SparklesandRainbows

Thank you very much for the suggestions. A few have been vetoed by one or the other of us already but got some new ones there to discuss as well.

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Fontainebleau007 · 30/12/2024 17:55

I like Sofia Jade from your list :)
Sofia Louise
Sofia Penelope
Sofia Skye
Sofia Danielle
Sofia Genevieve
Sofia Willow
Sofia Madison
Sofia Catherine
Sofia Violet
Sofia Kimberley
Sofia Jennifer
Sofia Pearl
Sofia Daisy
Sofia Darcy
Sofia Naomi
Sofia Mae
Sofia Grace

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/12/2024 17:54

They’re all nice forced to choose though I’d say Sofia Madeleine

Other suggestions

Sofia Grace.
Sofia Isabelle.
Sofia Blossom.
Sofia Jasmine.
Sofia Daisy.
Sofia Willow.
Sofia Paige.
Sofia Miriam
Sofia Elizabeth.
Sofia Jane
Sofia Laverne
Sofia Belle
Sofia Madison
Sofia Pearl
Sofia Rosanne
Sofia Morgan
Sofia Rosabelle
Sofia Addison
Sofia Meredith
Sofia Melody
Sofia Delores.
Sofia Penelope
Sofia Jordan
Sofia Collette
Sofia Lynn
Sofia Ellis
Sofia Adelaide

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 17:47

HappyMe6 · 30/12/2024 17:40

Elise, May. Belle.

Thank you, we don't want a name starting with a vowel or one of the common filter type middle names but I do like Belle.

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sel2223 · 30/12/2024 17:45

CrashThere · 30/12/2024 17:33

Hopefully 'poor Sofia' won't be too affected if we leave an extra letter out of her middle name. She won't but shell be saying 'Sofia with an F' a lot, I expect.

Oh well, it'd be Sophia with a 'ph' otherwise as often happens when there is more than one common spelling to a name.

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HappyMe6 · 30/12/2024 17:40

Elise, May. Belle.