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Ingrid or Sonja

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YPrimrose · 14/07/2018 22:40

We want a Scandinavian name for our girl due to a family connection, but also one which works well in English. Which on of either Ingrid or Sonja do you feel work well over here?

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DramaAlpaca · 14/07/2018 22:41

I think either would be fine, they are both easy enough to pronounce.

I like Sonja best.

NastyCats · 14/07/2018 22:42

Ingrid. But I prefer Astrid.

Ericho · 14/07/2018 23:42

Sonja. Ingrid sounds very middle aged to me.

Sophronia · 15/07/2018 02:16

Ingrid

Fakingit36 · 15/07/2018 02:38

Ingrid! Beautiful.

CountFosco · 15/07/2018 02:48

I think Ingrid is more obviously Scandinavian and I love it, the only reason DD1 didn't have it as a first name was because I had a school friend who would have shared her name.

Raines100 · 15/07/2018 06:37

Sonja is lovely. Ingrid is very harsh.

Namechange128 · 15/07/2018 06:40

Ingrid is beautiful! Classy too. Sonja looks lovely with a J but speaking as someone with an unusual spelling I've tried to avoid it for our DC as it's such a pain.

Terriblydifficult · 15/07/2018 06:43

Ingrid

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restingbemusedface · 15/07/2018 06:44

Sonja just reminds me of Alan partridge. Go with ingrid

PaulHollywoodsSexGut · 15/07/2018 06:48

Ingrid! So chic, so cool.

Sonja = Alan Patridge/Eastenders connotations

MadMaryBoddington · 15/07/2018 07:15

Ingrid. Elegant, strong and beautiful. Ds was going to be an Ingrid, and I still feel a bit sad I didn’t get to use it.

HeyDolly · 15/07/2018 07:24

Ingrid - beautiful and strong name. Sonja is the opposite imo.

Susannach · 15/07/2018 10:10

Ingrid is so gorgeous.

MariaMadita · 15/07/2018 10:18

They're both fine but Sonja is much nicer imo. Ingrid sounds really harsh (and Sonja is a bit more international)...

merlotmummy14 · 15/07/2018 10:23

Asked my friend who has English as a second language and he pronounce Sonja as (son-ja). He pronounced Ingrid correctly as it follows English pronunciation rules better. Ignore people on thread saying they don't like either, it's what you like that counts.

AdaColeman · 15/07/2018 10:26

Ingrid, beautiful!

I also like Astrid.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/07/2018 10:37

Sonja.

MariaMadita · 15/07/2018 11:11

Merlot

I'm really not trying to be rude. But are you saying that Sonja is more likely to be mispronounced because your friend pronounced it with an English j?

I'm not a native English speaker either but managed to pronounce both names correctly (quite easily, seeing as they're both used in my native languages. I actually have an auntie named Sonia)...

Anhyow, I'd be rather surprised if someone named Sonja encountered a substantial amount of pronunciation confusion in the UK. Seeing as there are also people named Maja, Freja, Anja etc...

Ignore people on thread saying they don't like either, it's what you like that counts.

100% agree. Not like you're thinking of naming your child Fanny. Or Pippa...

Icklepup · 15/07/2018 11:28

Ingrid

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 15/07/2018 11:33

Sonja is a lovely and underused name. It sounds really fresh and pretty.

The name Ingrid has been spoiled because the one I know is a very nasty piece of work!

ErrantBakedBean · 15/07/2018 11:57

I love Ingrid. Sonja may often be misspelt over here as Sonia, so it depends if you mind that.

AdaColeman · 15/07/2018 12:56

I agree that Sonja may be mis spelt, the Sonja I know always says "With a J", when meeting anyone new.

LucyFox · 15/07/2018 14:51

Sonja will be constantly misspelled (Sonya, Sonia)
Ingrid is lovely