pronounciation

[Bethi]

Hi everyone, I'm after your pronounciation of this name.

We are thinking at the moment about Sophia.
How do *you* say it? Is it 'suh-fear' with a really quick 'suh' sound, or 'soww-fear', with a longer, more emphasised 'oh' sound?

Thanks girls.

 

[MelissaLindley]

It's my friends name and say it with the 'oh' x

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[carli91]

I'd say it so-fear x

 

[SpinSugar]

I say So-fee-ya xx

 

[Juice]

I say So-fee-ya xx

Me too.

 

[ft90]

I say it so-fee-ah

Love the name, my OHs niece is Sophia. I've always loved it spelled Sofia though, after living in Spain and that's how they usually spell it there, I think it's lovely like that. And more uncommon as well, I know a few friends who have called their LOs Sophia

 

[mummywanabe]

Id say it so-fi-a well thats how we would all say it in northern ireland

 

[Pudds86]

So-fee-ah

No 'fear' at all as there is no 'r' sound in it.

Tapatalking :-D Can't see tickers...

 

[Clairabelle]

Same here so-fee-ah x

 

[Bethi]

Thank you all for your replies.
Maybe it's an accent/dialect thing...I can't seem to emphasise the 'soh' sound.

It's like the 'fee' part is the emphasised bit / main syllable sound. Argh, can't explain what I mean.
It's a quick, short 'so', long 'fee;, then 'uh'.

Should all record our voices
xx

 

[Juice]

You mean so you're almost just saying the letter S followed by fee-uh? I think I know what you mean.

 

[Bethi]

Yes Juice - the first syllable comes out way too fast. I have to make a deliberate effort to slow it down x

 

[Juice]

I've heard a lot of people pronounce it like that. I used to work in a nursery so I've heard all sorts of names pronounced in all sorts of ways. It's very rare that anyone makes any negative comments or anything, so just go with what ever you want

 

[JJ Mum]

I say So-fee-ya xx

Me too.

Me three

 

[Gsygal]

My aunt and cousin are both called Sophia (mother daughter) and its pronounced So-Fi (as in rhymes with tie)-ya

 

[Rachel80]

I'm having a boy but a girl would've been Sophia Honey x

 

[Bethi]

That's nice.
Does anyone know if Sophia is shortened to Sophie (I know they sometimes get called Soph)?