Quick poll Sophia or Sophie

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Thank you!

We have European family too. SO undecided that I am at risk of naming her Sophia Sophie Surname not really.

Sophie - although I am biased, as it is my name

Sophie

Sophia

I have a Sophie so prefer that but I think it depends on the surname.

I've always preferred Sophie. I'm not keen on the So-FYE-a pronunciation of Sophia, and there's no confusion around Sophie.

Sophia

Sophie, Sophia is pretentious .

I like both but prefer Sophie.

Sophie. I would say Sophia as So-fie-ah and have Sophie as a nn.

Sophia! I just think it's a little prettier

How many syllables is your surname?

I would say Sofia if it is 2
Sofie if 3
Either would go with a 1 syllable name.

I prefer Sophie though.

I have a Sofia - she is 25 and when I named her there were barely any ( of either spelling ) I was going to call her Sophie but had read a book where the capital of Bulgaria featured heavily

I think both names are beautiful although I'm surprised at how popular Sophia has become. 25 years ago there were plenty of Sophie's and less Sophia's but now it's the other way around. Either will be lovely!

Both are nice, but I'd go for Sophie. No pronunciation issues as you'll get with Sophia. Also Sophia is perhaps at the tail end of a trend for more flouncy names - a bit like Isabella, or similar names that end in A. Simpler names are coming back.

I'm German and husband is British.
Sophie is one of my top 3 names but he doesn't like it. I prefer it over Sophia (although I had suggested it as a compromise, still no luck.)

Pronunciation issues with Sophia?

Much prefer Sophia to Sophie, stronger and prettier imo. Though the Sofia spelling is my favourite!

So-FEE-ah or So-FYE-ah.
So-FYE-ah is the more traditional English pronunciation, but you'll get a lot of people saying So-fee-ah, which is more Continental. I wouldn't say that either is wrong, though.

Sophia - she can always use 'Sophie' if she likes it, and 'Sophia' for work, when she wants to sound mature and sophisticated :-). Don't think you can so easily go the other way tho (i.e. use Sophia when actually christened 'Sophie').

I used to know someone who I thought was 'Sophia' but it turned out to be 'Sapphire', which I also like as a name.

I have never heard anyone pronounce Sophia as So-FYE-ah

Neither have I.
Interesting though, I didn't know that.

I also read on here that Maria was previously pronounced 'Mar-eye-a'

Yes, Mar-eye-a is the traditional English way. If you watch any Jane Austen adaptation, that's how they say it. Mar-ee-a is Continental, and as it's a more common name in Catholic countries, the Spanish/Italian pronunciation has now become the more familiar pronunciation.

I like both, but would go for Sophie in order to avoid issues of pronunciation!

Sophie is lovely.

I love Sophie and Sophia (So fee ah). Both classic and timeless.