Comments for SOPHIA:

Famous bearer is actress, Sophia Loren (born Sofia).

-- Destry  4/14/2005

Sophia makes me think of two different things: a woman who loves to sing and a dove.

-- Anonymous User  7/28/2005

Sophia Camille was the given name of Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowski.

-- AndrewJKD  1/3/2006

I believe that this is where my name comes from, it's Esophitia, despite my horrid spelling skills in my username, pronounced es-so-fee-she-ah. I have no idea what my name means though I honestly think that my parents just made it up. I do like it very much though.

-- Esophtia  2/13/2006

Sophia Neveu is a cryptologist with the French Judicial Police, and the female protagonist in the novel "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. 'Sofia' is a word "of wisdom" that enables Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon to open the first cryptex made by Sophia's grandfather.

-- Strider  3/4/2006

Actually, the character in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" is named Sophie, the French form of Sophia.

-- jc  7/31/2006

Sophia is pretty name, it sounds comfortable. My mom's name is Sophia, she is also a wise and pretty woman. I like this name!

-- Esther87  3/31/2006

Sophia is a beautiful and sophisticated name. It is no wonder it has increased so much in popularity.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

Sophia was also the name given to the Third person in the Christian Trinity. Sophia was the incarnate wisdom of God, and was present at the dawn of time with the Word/Son.

-- Anonymous User  5/11/2006

My friend's name is Saphia. I like that better.

-- karlyjok  7/21/2006

A lovely name with a great meaning. I also love the combo Zoe-Sophia.

-- nelirosala  7/30/2006

In the psychoanalytic study of mythology, Sophia is the name given to the "gracious Mother," the uroboros that bears all life and all life recedes into.

-- jc  8/1/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Sophia here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  9/3/2006

Sophia has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's. Its most popular year was 2005 where it ranked 11.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

So-FEE-a in American English and European languages, so-FY-a in British and at least some Commonwealth English.

-- Anneza  11/1/2006

Nowadays, Sophia is pronounced 'so-FEE-a' in Britain as in the US and everywhere else! So-FY-a is an outdated pronunciation that I have never heard, apart from the elderly who sometimes mispronounce my name.

-- aquamarina  11/14/2007

Sophia Myles pronounces her name So-FY-a on the commentary for Doctor Who, "The Girl in the Fireplace".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2006/girlinthefireplace.shtml

-- acacie  12/5/2008

My name is Sophia too and I love it! A lot of people call me Sophie, and sometimes Soph and I think any version of it is cute. I think it sounds important, like some kind of monarch, and it's pretty, and I like the meaning behind it as well. I didn't really think much of it for a long time, but I like having it because where I am it isn't very common (I don't think there's another one in my whole school) but its something that people have heard of.

-- bubblerunnersoph29  1/18/2007

I think Sophia is a beautiful name. It matches a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, but also a girl with black hair and dark eyes. I LOVE THIS NAME!

-- 7up  2/10/2007

Sophia Bush is a talented actress from One Tree Hill.

-- taryn___  2/13/2007

Sophia is a pretty name. If this was my daughter's first name I think we'd call her Sophie, but right now I actually like it more as a middle name.

-- gracielou16  3/17/2007

Sophia's getting so popular now, but it's so beautiful that I don't really care!

-- Anonymous User  3/27/2007

I really used to LOVE this name, but now I hate it so much I don't want to hear it. And this is all because of this girl that I know is called this. Basically, I don't like her so naturally I wouldn't like the name. I think a bad person can spoil a good name. No offense.

-- Anonymous User  4/27/2007

I positively love this name! My mom's friend named her daughter that! Sophia is so cute! I love her full name: Sophia Grace that is just so cute!

-- skylar_22  6/25/2007

My name is Sofiya and it is pronounced so-FY-a like in 'higher'.

-- Cynyslende  7/2/2007

I think Sophia is a very pretty name, but to me it only looks right on a Hispanic girl (but not in a bad way). I think it's because the only Sophias/Sophies I've known are Hispanic.

-- joanie2007  8/7/2007

Sophia is Heidi's mentally retarded mother in the book So. B. It. Sophia couldn't pronounce her name, so she said either So. B. It or 'soof'.

-- Anonymous User  8/9/2007

I used to love this name and was certain that I'd name my daughter this one day, and then it became way too popular and my opinions changed. I still love the name though - and Sophie for a nickname is like the most adorable thing ever!

-- gracielou16  8/25/2007

The traditional English pronunciation of this name is [so-FYE-a], and this was the pronunciation used by the many British Princesses who bear this name.

-- Aki  9/9/2007

Beautiful name. I love it. Again, I'm surprised this name is so popular in America, what with all the Brittanys and Lindsays running around showing their hoohoos.

-- johann14  9/24/2007

I love the name Sophia so much! It can sound elegant and youthful at the same time. I am so naming one of my daughters Anna-Sophia. =]

-- khplumb  9/24/2007

This is my name and I totally love it. People say it's really pretty and I agree. I prefer the 'ph' spelling more than the 'f' spelling.

-- SophieM  10/7/2007

Actress Sophia Miles is a bearer, but I think her name's pronounced so-FY-ah, I've seen a video where she's called that way.

-- Eirene  11/25/2007

A famous bearer is Sophia from "Kid Nation".

-- Anonymous User  12/1/2007

I used to be seriously in love with this name, but then it became so popular and it totally changed the way I thought of it. It is still so pretty though.

-- livieluvbug  12/6/2007

This name is hard to spell! If you just heard it, no one knows if they should spell it Sophia or Sofia. It's too confusing.

-- Anonymous User  12/7/2007

There is something so beautiful and gentle about this name that I can't place my finger on, but "Sophie" kind of ruins the magic for me.

-- joli_dans_titre1  1/25/2008

Sophia is a prominent figure in Gnosticism. She is believed to be the Holy Spirit in the Trinity, united with Christ, and creator (and destroyer) of the material universe and destroyer of YHWH.

-- mymymetrocard  2/5/2008

I only like Sophia for the pronunciation, but otherwise it's not my style.

-- jasmineenimsaj  2/14/2008

Estelle Getty played Sophia Petrillo on the t.v. sitcom Golden Girls.

-- jasmineenimsaj  2/18/2008

Sophia Esteed is a character in the video game "Star Ocean: 'Till the End of time".

-- Bastien Rosier  3/13/2008

I had my second daughter and the name just came to me, Sophia. Yes, I thought of Sophia Loren. But it was not as popular 3 years ago as today. Or 10 years ago. It is so pretty and you can use Sophie to shorten it, which is the cuter version.

-- harlow.moon  4/28/2008

This was my name, but I changed it. There are too many rustly sounds in it - 's', 'f' - that make it unclear. I constantly got called Sylvia or Cynthia. And when you're correcting people all the time, your confidence takes a bashing and, without noticing it, you say it quieter and thus less clearer yourself - it's a vicious circle!

-- aquamarina  6/9/2008

I have always loved the name Sophia, and if I ever have a baby girl, that will be her name. Although it's common, its strength, femininity and sophistication make it a true classic.

-- anatobloom  8/15/2008

It's a pretty name, but it's waaaaaaaaaaay too overused, there are like 5 girls in my grade alone named Sophia.

-- Junidoe-Josephine  8/22/2008

This is a lovely name. It sounds like sapphire.

-- Hushpuppy  10/27/2008

I used to really hate this name, but now I think it's lovely. Both the meaning and the pronunciation are beautiful. However, I don't like "Sophie" which I think would be used as a nickname (silly, but it's one less syllable). Also, it's grown so popular now that I don't think I could ever use it as my daughter's forename.

-- Aesha  1/19/2009

The origin of this name may be older than the Greek word and derived from the Hebrew name "Tzofia" or "Tsofia", means "watching" (for a female).

-- Tadpole  2/9/2009

I'm very surprised that nobody has said Sophia University where J-pop singer Emyli studied as well as other people. Sophia University is in Tokyo; surprisingly!

-- Emily Cheeseface  7/15/2009

Sophia is such a soft, elegant, classy, beautiful name. I much prefer it to Sofia, which looks like sofa. I would love to name my little girl this when I have children. It is precious for a little girl, yet fitting for an adult. I love everything about it.

-- becca_marciano  8/10/2009

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