Baby girl name

[Catkin7]

Hello,

I want to ask what you think of the name Mae as a first name?
My daughter has her heart set on it.
Me and her dad like Sofia as well.

If you could choose would you go for Mae or Sofia.
Just wanting some other opinions or suggestions similar. We are living more traditional names nothing too out there.

TIA x

Like a pp I much prefer the classic May - partly because it's a flower but also because it's the dominant spelling thanks to all those girls with May as a middle name, and I think having to often spell out your name could be annoying. But you will likely have the same spelling issues with Sofia (Sophia) if you are in the UK.

So in this case between Mae and Sofia, I would choose lovely Mae. Sofia is nice too but will blend into the large numbers of Sophia's and Sophie's as well - Mae stands a much better chance of being the only one in her class/hobby groups.

If you like Mae and Sofia (old Hollywood glam in Mae West and Sophia Loren), you might also like names such as Lana, Ava, Theda, Greta, Clara, Lillian, Vivien, Rosalind, Audrey, Ingrid - all similar Old/Classic Hollywood Actresses.

I think the May spelling is far more classy.

May/Mae is the Louise/Jane/Anne of previous generations, in that it has become a “filler” middle name. Better as a first name, but still quite dull. Sophia is better.