Comments for the name Sophie

Famous bearer: Sophie Neveu, a gifted French cryptologist and granddaughter of Priory of Sion Grand Master Jacques Sauniere in Dan Brown's novel 'The Da Vinci Code'.

I think it's a lovely name although it's hard to shorten it to something nice! It's origin is wisdom which is a beautiful meaning, much better than 'faithful' or 'peace bearer'!

I like the name Sophie. It's cute, dainty, sophisticated and lady-like. Its meaning is very strong, and I like names that mean 'faithful' or 'peaceful'. They have good meanings.

I like the name Sophie, but I think I like Sophia best.

Being a Sophie myself, I do like the name but too many people these days are called Sophie! Over 200 in my school year alone! Also as a short form I get called Soss or Sossy, which is much better than Soph.

Well, not a FAMOUS bearer... Sophie from that horrible educational French show, Téléfrancais. Canadian elementary school students will probably know what I'm talking about.

Sophie Hatter, the heroine of the popular teenage fantasy "Howl's Moving Castle". The eldest of three daughters, the talented and pretty 18-year-old is changed into an old woman by an evil sorceress.

Sophie, the heroine of Hayako Miyazaki's animated film "Hauru no ugoku shiro", who falls in love and changes the heartless Wizard Hauru.

You know Hauru no Ugoku Shiro and Howl's Moving Castle are the same things, right? The film was based off of the novel.

I'm a Sophie and proud of it. Not only do people see me as a lady-like, intellegent, friendly and kind, but it's also made me feel more attractive than I probably am. I love being a Sophie. (My close friends call me Soph, which I think is fine).

I'm called Sophie. It is such a pretty name and well I'm very proud to be a Sophie! My mates call me Soph which is ok but I like the name Sophie!

Sophie Scholl was a member of the White Rose, a Catholic anti-Hitler group in WW1 Germany. She was arrested and executed when she was 21.

My name is Sophie and I love it! It's sweet and cute, but also feminine and sophisticated. My friends call me Soph, or Phie Phie, which I don't mind. :)

Sophie, in Roald Dahl's novel The BFG. A little girl in an unhappy upbringing is saved and later saves the "Big Friendly Giant" (BFG).

The Sophie in the BFG was based on the author's granddaughter Sophie, who is now a top model in her own right.

Sophie Amundsen, the heroine from Jostein Gaarder's novel "Sophie's World" published in 1995.

Sophie is the beautiful Polish heroine in William Styron's novel "Sophie's Choice". She was sent to Auschwitz with her two children and told that one of her children would be helped but the other would be killed. She was given a "choice" between her son and daughter and has the horrible past that she "chose" one of them. This novel became a movie staring Meryl Streep.

I think the name Sophie is very cute. Dainty and elegant.

I know a Sophie. I adore her name, and it fits her perfectly. Short, cute, smart, creative, one of the sweetest girls I know.

I named my daughter Sophie Abbigail. I love what Sophie means, and I think that it is a very classy name. I like Sophie better then Sophia. What is interesting is I did not know ANYONE named Sophie, and I had no clue that Sophie and Sophia were becoming very popular again.

I adore this name. It's dainty but powerful at the same time. It makes me think of some tall, brooding and thoughtful medieval lady. It's also the name of my dog. *cough*

Sophie is a pretty name and very soft.

Sophie is such a beautiful, feminine, delicate name. It reminds me of a small, soft-spoken woman. But one with dignity.

Sophie is the name of Jack Aubrey's first ship in the Patrick O'Brian novels. :)

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

Sophie appeared on the top 1000 list from the 1880's until the 1950's. It came back on the top 1000 list in the 1980's. Its most popular year was 1910 where it ranked 108. In 2005 it ranked 134.

I think Sophie is an ugly, unfeminine name. It is something I would name my dog, not my child. I can’t believe that this name is becoming so popular given how unattractive it is. I am not a big fan of Sophia either, although I do feel that it’s a nicer, more feminine name than Sophie. Sophie without the “a” at the end just sounds incomplete. Sophie also sounds very young and childish, like Carrie or Katie. I can’t image a mature grown women, especially a professional women, wanting to be named Sophie.

The main character in Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder is named Sophie. I love the name, it is very cute!

Sophie is Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker's daughter's name.

Sophie Simmons is daughter of KISS member Gene Simmons.

I think Sophie is too popular, especially in my school. Anyways, I don't like the name very much.

Sophie is too popular and too ugly. The -PHEE at the end makes it sound ugly.

I really like this name. To me, this name is better than Sophia.

My name is Sophie and I love being a Sophie. I wouldn't give it to my child because it's mine, but I'm happy being a Sophie because it makes me feel cheerful, sweet, dainty, friend and funny to my friends. Trouble is, there are too many Sophies in the world now!

Sophie is a cute and very beautiful name.

Sophie is such a feminine name. It makes me think of a cute woman who is confident yet able to be girlish.

I don't like "Sophie". It sounds so soft and girly in a way I hate it. Like 'Mia'. I think Sophia or Sofia is better, because it sounds whole.

Nevermind, I think Sophie is pretty.

I absolutely adore the name Sophie. I think it's beautiful in every way. Its simplicity is enchanting enough to forget about its over-bearing popularity all over the world. I imagine a girl with a wondeful creative talent and an extraordinary personality. I really hope this will be one of my daughter's names one day! =D.

Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrix of France was the youngest daughter of Marie Antoinette. She died as an infant.

Sophie Augusta Fredericka was the birth name of Catherine the Great of Russia.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a bearer.

Sophie Aldred is an actress, best known for playing 'Ace' in "Doctor Who".

SOPHIE has been one of the most popular names in England since 1991 when it ranked 8th in the charts. The highest it has ever been is at no. 3 in 2005. It was at no. 6 in 2006.

I love this name! It's perfectly adorable, although I probably wouldn't name my child this because it sounds almost a tad too feminine for me. But I recommend it just the same! =]

It's okay but I like Sophia or Sofia more.

This name is GREAT! I think this is much better than the similar name Sophia. A cute nickname would be FiFi

I think Sophie is absolutely adorable, but it's also sophisticated. Great name!

I LOVE this name, probably my favorite ever! It sounds classic, yet modern, delicate, yet strong. It can fit everyone and it's so beautiful. Perfect name for a girl.

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914-2001) was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Her younger brother is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She was married twice, first to Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel and then to Prince George William of Hanover. She had eight children.

Sophie is the main character in the second series of Faithgirlz! books by Nancy Rue. Sophie Rae LaCroix.

The character in the book Red Glass, by Laura Resau is named Sophie. This version to me doesn't sound as strong as Sophia (Sophie in the book is doubtful and scared often) but she changes over the course of the story. I think it works great, though, at any age. I especially think it's a great name for cats.

A famous bearer is British computer scientist Sophie Wilson.

I prefer Sophia. Sophie sounds like a nickname more than a whole name.

This is the name of Seth Cohen's paternal grandmother on The OC, and also the name of his younger sister, Sophie Rose Cohen.

Sophie is my full name, and I think it's so pretty. However, I get a little annoyed when people assume my real name is Sophia, or call me Sophia. I also hate it when people have the same name as me, so I wish it was more uncommon. But otherwise I love it!

Whatever! This name is gorgeous! It's so much better than Sophia I think. Really feminine and pretty. Not to mention sweet and sophisticated as well! I love Sophie!

A famous bearer of this name is Sophie Rostopchine (1799-1874), Comtesse de Ségur, a French writer of Russian birth. She wrote children's books for her grandchildren. Her most famous novel is "Les Malheurs de Sophie" (Sophie's Misfortunes), in which the principal character, a little girl called Sophie, is inspired from the author's childhood.

Sophie is the kind of name a child gets when her parents want something tritely pretty and are too uncreative to think of anything better. Somehow it's like the fat, stupid version of Sophia.

The word sophisticated springs to mind when I hear this name. Yes, I like it. It has an upperclass sort of sound to it without being too pretentious. I like it better than Sophia as it sounds more English. Sophia is a bit "try hard" and faddish at the moment. Sophie to me is the classic original.

I find this name tacky, overused and boring.

The name Sophie is ok, but it sounds like soapy.

I read that Sophie is the number one girl's name of the top 100 of 2008 of The Netherlands. Personally I prefer Sofie.

When said with a French or German accent, I don't mind it. When said in English, it's all poodle, airy and insubstantial. Sophie is strictly a canine name to me.

This is one of my favourite girl's names ever. Pretty, sweet but still traditional and strong. I love it.

In the musical and film 'Mamma Mia!', Sophie Sheridan is a main character. She is Donna's daughter and has three possible fathers!

I love the name Sophie. I know it's popular and all, and I don't usually go for popular names, but I can't help liking this one. I wish it were my name.

The name of "that slut Sophie" in the (not-so-famous) movie Blast from the Past.

To me Sophie is Col. Sherman T. Potter's horse on the TV show M*A*S*H. If you are going to use Sophie/Sophia/Sofie/Sofia on little girls I prefer Sofia.

This name has an innocent tone to it. When pronounced, I just picture some joyful girl growing up into a nice life. It's a name you give your daughter in hopes of her achieving the best in life. At least I would think so.

I like this name a lot and am very much considering naming my future daughter this.

My parents named me Sophie because my dad went to the Sophia University (no idea why they didn't name me Sophia) and because Sophie means "wisdom". I like my name, and I am the only person in my grade with this name. However, it is becoming increasingly popular, and I like to be unique.

Sophie is an increasingly popular name for dogs, especially, for some reason, Labrador retrievers. Something to consider before you give it to your baby (or your puppy!)

It doesn't matter if it's popular for dogs to me. As a matter of fact, it's irrelevant to me. Though, I'm sure people with your mind set would tease those that have the name Sophie.

Sophie is the name of David Rice's younger sister in the Movie Jumper. (I don't know if she's his full-blood sister, half-sister of step-sister since no one ever says in the film).

One of my best friend's is called Sophie and it suits her perfectly. She lives up to its meaning as she is very wise! It's a very soft, sweet name, but maybe it's a bit too popular at the moment.

Duchess Sophie Charlotte Auguste (1847-1897), youngest sister of Elisabeth "Sisi" of Austria and at one point fiancee of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

S is for Sweet
O is for old fashioned
P is for pretty
H is for happy
I is for intelligent
E is for elegant

This name is lovely! If it wasn't so popular, I'd definitely use it. I recently met a lovely Sophie, she's the sweetest person!

My name is Sophie. It's a comfy generic name and you wont be teased for it however it is super popular and I think it's gonna stay super popular by the looks of it! Overall it's OK but not very unique. Probably if I hadn't gone through school as Sophie. H for 15 years I would like it better.

I'm not too fond of Sophie as a real, full name. It sounds kind of ditzy. And while I can picture it on a young girl and an elderly woman, I can't really picture it on a middle aged woman. I would prefer to name my daughter Sophia and nickname her Sophie, so she has a regal, elegant name to fall back on when she gets older, with the cute nickname Sophie. Sophie by itself just does not seem very sophisticated.

Much earlier on this thread, I wrote that I wished this were my own name. Later that year (not too much later, actually, now that I think of it) I did legally change my name to Sophya, but I am called Sophie by almost everyone. I have found it to be a wonderful choice despite its popularity - I actually like my name now, which, y'know, is always a plus...

Sophie is an absolutely precious, beautiful, adorable name with a great meaning. I'm planning on using it for my second daughter.

It has been kind of overused recently, but for good reason (unlike, say, Nevaeh)! I actually like it a bit more than Sophia, not sure why.

I LOVE the name Sophie for a girl. It's spunky, fun, old fashioned yet modern feeling, and works on all personality types. It's one of my favorite names. I prefer this to Sophia. Not sure why I just can't bring myself to liking that name more than Sophie.

This is the best name ever sweet and classic. I LOVE it. Nicknames Sosie, Soph, Fifi, Fi and Soss.

This is the most beautiful name in the world.

Sophie (1776-1783) was the oldest daughter of King Charles X of France and his wife Maria Teresa of Savoy.

Sophie (1855-1857) was the oldest daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his wife Elisabeth "Sissi". She died as a child.

Sophie (1734-1782) was the daughter of King Louis XV of France and his wife Maria Karolina.

Sophie (1746-1813) was the oldest daughter of King Frederik V of Denmark and his wife Louise of Great Britain. She later married King Gustav III of Sweden.

Sophie (1870-1932) was the daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and his wife Victoria Adelaide, the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria. She was married to King Konstantinos of Greece.

Sophie (1587-1635) was the daughter of Christian I, Elector of Saxony and his wife Sophie.

Sophie (1609-1671) was the oldest daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony and his wife Magdalene.

Sophie (1805-1872) was the daughter of Maximilian IV Joseph of Bavaria and his wife Karoline. She was the mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian of Mexico. She is known for having a bad relationship with her daughter-in-law Elisabeth "Sissi".

Sophie (1845-1867) was the youngest daughter of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalia of Bavaria. She was married to Karl Theodor in Bavaria, the younger brother of Empress Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria.

Sophie (975-1039) was the daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Theophanu.

Sophie (1161-1187) was the oldest daughter of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Beatrix.

Sophie (1605-1605) was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and his first wife Anna.
Sophie (1619-1657) was also the name of another daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and his wife Kirsten Munk.

Sophie (1677-1735) was the daughter of King Christian V of Denmark and his wife Charlotte.

Sophie (1719-1765) was the daughter of King Frederick Wiliam I of Prussia and his wife Sophie.

Sophie (1582-1610) was the daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia and his wife Marie Eleonore.

Sophie Tucker was an American actress and singer.

Sophie Braslau was an American opera singer.

Sophie is adorable! Very sweet and delicate :)

This is my favourite name even though it is so popular.

My dog's name is Sophie. I named her that because at the time of meeting her, I was into both philosophy and the French language. She has many nicknames including Soapy, Sopapilla, Sloppy, and Shol'va. Instead of commanding her to heel, I say "Shol'va, kree!"

Sophie Chotek (1868-1914) was the wife of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand. She was assassinated along with her husband. Sophie also gave her name to her daughter.

I like this more than the overused Sophia (unless you're Italian, don't name your daughter Sophia! It's ridiculous!) it was popular in the late 1800's-early 1900's, and then it was off the top 1000 for a long time, which I find interesting. It's gaining again popularity now, probably why most people named Sophie are either little girls or old women. Overall, it's a cute name, and although it sounds childish, it's been around for ages and hasn't just been "thought up" recently like a lot of names... So it can suit any age :)

One of my favorite names. I also like Sophia, but the name Sophie, I don't know... it just appeals to me more. Pairs well with many middle names, works on all ages, and a lot of good historical figures and book characters to give it a good connotation.

I don't really like it. It is very common and boring. I prefer Sophia.