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Sophie?

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misdee · 09/09/2008 16:20

why cant i decide on a name and stick with it?

am now considering Sophie.

thoughts?

can it rhyme with anything rude for that oh so lovely 'teasing people at school about their name' stage that kids go through.

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littlerach · 14/09/2008 12:27

My niece si Sophie.

I like it.

mybumpsaboy · 14/09/2008 12:24

uuuuuuuurgh the 17yr old that ran off with the father of my ds is called Sophie!!! So think I'm a bit biased :p I know she gets called Loaf and Sofa LOL. Sophia is much nicer

serenity · 14/09/2008 11:46

DD was going to be Sofia but she didn't look like one when I finally saw her (makes sense to me ) Quite glad we decided this now as one of her friends at school (who's a kissing cousin in that weird extended Cypriot family way) is called Sophie - it definitely suits the other little girl more than it would have suited DD. It's a very sweet name.

ethanchristopher · 14/09/2008 11:40

i love it

it is popular tho

but i dont see why thats a problem

MakemineaGandT · 10/09/2008 14:14

I think it is a lovely name (and SO much more elegant and pretty than Sophia).

It is popular, but not as common as all that - I only know 2 children and 1 adult with that name

How about Josie (Josephine) - a similar sort of "vibe" to Sophie and not as common

GreatGooglyMoogly · 10/09/2008 10:38

Another option - Stephanie?

Reginaphilangy · 09/09/2008 22:48

Sophie is a beautiful name. Was a contender for both our dd2 and dd3 ..still not sure why we didn't use it ...(??)

littlelapin · 09/09/2008 18:59

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macaco · 09/09/2008 18:56

love it. Wanted Sofia if DS was a girl but DH said everyone would think we'd copied princess letizia (We live in Spain) as her second was born and called that the same year.

ontheup · 09/09/2008 18:45

Potential nicknames are Sofa, Soapy, soph - nothing really bad...I have yet to come across a really offensive one and I am 38!!! My theory is that it was Corrie that caused the popularity - when I was small there was only one other Sophie in the entire secondary school.later on the younger years started filling up w them. Still, I have liked being a Sophie and would recommend it!

MaloryDontDiveItsShallow · 09/09/2008 18:44

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MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 09/09/2008 18:42

It's a beautiful name - and, as someone's already said, won't sound out of place when she's 20 or 80 - so don't let its popularity deter you if it's your favourite.

Hulababy · 09/09/2008 18:42

It is a nice name, pretty.

whatawally · 09/09/2008 18:31

DD2 (5) is a Sophie and we love the name- we do sometimes shorten it to Soph, if we're being lazy. We know 2 other Sophie's, one is 12 the other is 2. It's a name that is timeless and beautiful.

Brightfield · 09/09/2008 17:43

I like Sophie and prefer it to Sophia. There is only one Sophie in my sons' school.

DontCallMeBaby · 09/09/2008 17:35

Nice name, very popular (not sure about DD's school but there are THREE in Reception at her friend's school!) Don't use if you really dislike 'Soph', it WILL be used. DD's friend's mum isn't terribly impressed with 'Soph', though I reckon it's an improvement on 'Foph' (took months of intensive tutoring from nursery for DD to move on from that pronunciation!)

(oddly enough, Susie is Foph's cat, but it's not really a cat name )

Yorkiegirl · 09/09/2008 17:35

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misdee · 09/09/2008 17:35

belive it or not, with a family of well over 50 cousins and some of them having their own kids, i cant think of a single sophie yet!

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crokky · 09/09/2008 17:34

I think Sophie is a really nice name.

squeaver · 09/09/2008 17:34

It's a lovely name and won't date but it's as common as dogs running barefoot Olivia round here.

TheNaughtiestGirlIsaMonitor · 09/09/2008 17:29

Sophie is very pretty, but I beg you to consider Susie. Practically every family I know has a Sophie. I have niece called Sophie. It is still lovely but you know when you hear a name so often that it ceases to leave any impression on you at all? Sophie is that for me.

Sylvie, Sadie or Susie would be just as pretty and a little bit more interesting.

But of course, it's your baby! Just making suggestions.

PS I do not prefer Sophia to Sophie though. That makes it more long-drawn-out and less pretty.

Pinkchampagne · 09/09/2008 17:02

Like it, but prefer Sophia

jura · 09/09/2008 16:59

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GreatGooglyMoogly · 09/09/2008 16:56

I love it but it is really popular. What about Sylvie/ Sylvia? or Celeste?

hanaflower · 09/09/2008 16:54

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