Message: "Sophronia" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Sophronia

by ari.

12/31/2019, 11:19 AM

What are your thoughts on Sophronia (sah-FROH-nee-ə, the ah = "o" in pot or cot)?

masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080

#Sophronia

This message was edited 12/31/2019, 12:02 PM

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- Cyrustine (kchernenkoff) +1

1/1/2020, 1:05 AM

I have an ancestor named Sophronia! I think she was somewhere on my maternal grandmother's side. She apparently went by her middle name, which was something less remarkable (I want to say it was Jane, although I could be mistaken). It's a bit much for a name, but hey, that's my favorite kind. It also makes me think of the word "symphony".

I honestly hadn't realized the possibility of Sophie or Sophia as nicknames until I read the other responses. That dampens my opinion of it a little, since I'm not fond of either.

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2020, 5:59 AM

Sophie is a possible nickname, but there are lots of alternatives including Ronnie, Nia, and my personal favorite, Ria.

- Frappuccino

1/1/2020, 2:15 AM

I love it, I also love Sophia but would much rather use Sophronia because of how popular Sophia is.

- Wordsmith +1

12/31/2019, 12:57 PM

I love Sophronia, but I pronounce the first vowel as a schwa (roughly "suh").

- ari.

12/31/2019, 2:52 PM

I pronounce them both very similarly, and I think both are lovely :)

- Raven Briar (Constant)

12/31/2019, 1:37 PM

Sophronia is beautiful and has a fun neo-Victorian flair.

- dorothy (Hekate Rose)

12/31/2019, 11:32 AM

Its cute, a way to get the nn Sophie without the annoyingly popular Sophia. I pronounce it with a slight change: Soh-FROH-nee-uh.

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