Sophia, a question of pronunciation?

[S1ur]

so-fi-a

or

so-fee-a?

(apologies for crap phonetics, not doubt someone can be more clear shortly)

[S1ur]

oh is about a friend's newborn btw

[somersetmum]

so-fee-a

[Plonker]

So-fe-ya

[nickytwoooohtimes]

fee

[Snowstorm]

Would pronounce that Sophie-a!

[frazzledoldbag34]

soh-fee-yah

[Fleecy]

We have a So-fee-a with the emphasis on the middle syllable. Until we named her, we had no idea how many different ways there were to prounounce it! But I think this is the 'usual' one?

[S1ur]

lovely ta!

[S1ur]

Asked because dh teaches a 'so-fi-a'

with emphasis on 'i' sound in middle.

[mabanana]

So-fee-a - this is the most normal pronunciation.

[mabanana]

So-fee-a - this is the most normal pronunciation.

[NotAnOtter]

dds friend

i call her soh-fee-a

most of her friends call her s'fia

[spicemonster]

So-fee-ya is usual pronunciation I think because it's usually an italian name and that's the italian pronunciation. So-fih-a is more American I think?

[pageturner]

Well, I am one (officially at least) and it's always been Soh-fi-a. Soh-fee-a would be Italian/Spanish pronunciation, surely?

[seeker]

I think that in Jane Austen-y sort of times it was pronounced So-fye-a with the middle syllable rhyming with -lie. I think the usual usual promounciation nowadays is Sofe-ee-a with the stress on the middle syllable. But I do know a Sofier - with the stress on the first syllable

[S1ur]

oooh oh oh

Friend (dh) is Greek, does that have a bearing? HOWEVER their other dcs have decidedly English names.

I'm thinking So-fee-a sounds best bet.


(you know of course this doesn't matter, since I can just wait for them to say it. just musing really)

[SalVolatile]

Definately So - fye - ah as in Sophia Loren. (Bangs gavel in absence of Cod).

[S1ur]

darn it I had it sorted until the gavel came out.

[serenity]

Sof-ia when we were considering it for DD (not sure if it helps but we're (greek) Cypriot - well Dh is anyway ) Sow-fee-ya is very english sounding and not how we'd pronounce it, but tbh DD's name is pronounced differently between the English and Greek speaking people we know anyway and we've never been bothered.

[wessexgirl]

The one I met today was So-fee-ya.

[CountessDracula]

I know s'fias and so-fy-ahs

[Tiramissu]

As Serenity said: Sof-ia. With emphasis on i. English speakers emphasise sometimes the o. (Dh also Greek Cypriot and myself quarter Greek)

It is not Italian name, it is Greek. It means 'widsom'

[Winterraven]

I have to admit that lately I've been working on a project and the pronounciation of the name is so-fye-a/so-fi-a and I've become a little obsessed. The name is always pronounced so-fee-a...id like to cross paths with a so-fi-a now and then.

I didn't share the project because the story isn't quite so happy. Cheers :)

[Sophronia]

I say it so-fee-a and my DH says s’fia. I don’t know which is more “correct”.