Ingrid or Sonja

[YPrimrose]

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?

Maria I see what you mean but that could depend what your first language is if it has the j pronounced as y thing as many other languages don't - Sonia could also be pronounced like son-e-a by someone who hasn't heard it before and Ingrid In-gride So it doesn't really make a difference I suppose as people can mispronounced anything. My brothers jock and his american teacher thought it was french and pronounced it jzock.I agree she could probably just say Sonja with a j and people would know where the j went.

Sonia and Ingrid are both nice. Sonja will get mispronounced.
I prefer Ingrid and also really like Inge.

Ingrid

Ingrid

I love Ingrid. Sonja I think would be mispronounced.

Ingrid, I really don't like Sonja.

Love Ingrid, it's was on my shortlist for DD but got vetoed by DH. Personally I'm not a fan of Sonja

I prefer Ingrid. X

Sonja.

Also like pp suggestion of Astrid.

How about Silke, don't really know why I'm suggesting it as it's German. Lovely though

Sorry, Ingrid will always be Norman Stanley Fletcher’s daughter.
What about Asta?

Love Ingrid, hate (sorry) Sonja.

Ingrid is my daughter's middle name so I am biased. I think it's classically Scandinavian.

I prefer Ingrid

I used to flatshare with a Sonja (with a J) and it was never mispronounced - it’s very international which is perhaps why.
I like both but I think Sonja has the edge.

Ingrid is lovely.

Love Ingrid.

Sonja/Sonia is one of my least fave names

Ingrid

I love Ingrid, it was my late grandmothers name whom I adored. I do think it gets misprounced in English though has people prounounce the d. Every name/word ending in a D in Scandinavian languages are silent