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Sophie or Sophia?

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PorridgeBrain · 27/05/2010 04:29

After months of disagreeing on names and with less than 2 weeks to go, DH and I have finally come down to Sophie or Sophia. I realize that one letter really shouldn't make that much difference but one of us really wants one and one the other! Please help us decide.

Also, middle names - we have Erin and Elisa/Eliza, which do you think goes best with which first name?

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LaundryLyne · 31/07/2010 19:24

Old thread.

GreatGooglyMoogly · 31/07/2010 18:23

Sophie.

rubbersoul · 31/07/2010 17:27

My sister is a Sophie and she is the only one I've actually come across- and I work in education so have known alot of kids! Maybe it's getting more popular now though? Alot of the 'pretty' names seem to be

Tyson86 · 31/07/2010 16:57

Sophie, im due in 10 weeks and am calling her Sophie

LaundryLyne · 31/07/2010 16:53

What MummyLovesSadie said

Helokitty · 31/07/2010 16:47

Love both. Personally, I'd go for Sophia because there are fewer Sophias around (I know of lots of little Sophies - there were 3 in my DD1s year at school) and Sophia can be shortened to Sophie, but it doesn't seem to work so easily the other way round.

SardineJam · 30/07/2010 20:01

I think Sophia is a 'stronger' name than Sophie...Sophia Elise is lovely

highlystrung · 30/07/2010 19:46

Sophie.

CDMforever · 29/07/2010 22:42

Both names are utterly gorgeous. Have just named DD's new cat toy Sophie as I love saying the word so much! It sounds so soft and lovely.

MummyLovesSadie · 29/07/2010 20:37

I'm sure little Sophie/Sophia was probably named about 6 weeks ago..... yet another 2 month old thread dredged up!

wigglesrock · 29/07/2010 20:32

I have a Sofia, middle name Mary, I really love it, infact I love it more every day

zenoushka · 29/07/2010 19:48

Definitely Sophia - ADORE the name!

mrsgportishead · 29/05/2010 14:26

I prefer Sophia,

liliputlady · 29/05/2010 11:06

Both lovely names, but probably have slight preference for Sophie (would suit a girly girl or a tom boy, however she turns out. Sophia is mega girly I think.)

Sophie Eliza is lovely.

piscesmoon · 29/05/2010 11:00

Sophie is much nicer and I agree that Sophia will date.

plonker · 29/05/2010 10:52

Sophie, IMO is much much nicer than Sophia.

I agree with others that Sophia will date very quickly. Plus I love the elegant simplicity of Sophie.

Sophie Eliza is beautiful

Lonnie · 29/05/2010 10:34

I prefeer Sophia

CoteDAzur · 29/05/2010 10:31

Sophia will date as there are loads of them in the last five years or so. Sophie is better imho.

imahappycamper · 28/05/2010 20:29

My friend has a Sophia, but she is also known as Sophie or Soph (sofe) so it probably doesn't make much difference.
I like Sophia personally.

nooka · 28/05/2010 04:08

I would have thought Sophia was pronounced soph-i-a not soph-ee-a. My aunt is Sophia, but always known as Sophy. she gets very peeved when people write Sophie. Sophie is apparently the French form of Sophia (other variants include Sofia and Sofya).

Geraldine7 · 27/05/2010 19:34

My daughter's Sofia but, despite my protestations, gets called Sophie all the time anyway...

Purplebuns · 27/05/2010 18:13

Well my Sophie is blonde!

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 27/05/2010 18:09

Neither. Both are far to common. (as in too many of them about not chav common)

thumbwitch · 27/05/2010 18:04

Actually, I think sassysass has a very good idea there.

sassysass · 27/05/2010 17:52

I think Sophie if she's blonde and Sophia if she's dark.

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