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Sophia
Sophia as a FN -- WDYT? The crux of the matter is whether or not it is just too popular to use. I'm not sure. I love it so much that I may, just may, be able to look past its popularity. And granted, till I have kids it may not even be very popular at all anymore. If it does fall away, will you view it as dated?
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I've got one sitting on my lap right at this moment :)My cousin, Sophia Victoria. She is 15 months and so so cute, so I have a good association with the name for sure. I like it, it's pretty and has such a lovely meaning. Yes, it is very popular, but I think if you love a name popularity shouldn't stop you. I guess it's up to you to decide if you love it enough to ignore the popularity or not- if that makes sense. ETA Sophia Pics:
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This message was edited 7/17/2007, 10:33 AM

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Sophia Victoria makes me love the name -- she's beautiful!I've never known a single Sophia, so yes, one day the name will seem dated to me, but I think it depends on one's frame of reference. Had I known other Sophias, it wouldn't seem dated at all. It also has a solid history so it wasn't a recent creation (ex., Nevaeh) that popped out of nowhere.

This message was edited 7/17/2007, 7:41 PM

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I agree completely. You took the words out of my mouth! Also...I think Sofia is even prettier and classier than Sophia.And Sophia Victoria is both a beautiful name and a beautiful girl!
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She's gorgeous! :)d
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How adorable!I especially like the one of Sophia in the sheer skirt. She looks like she's a lot of fun. :oD
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And alot of hard work! She has a very strong personality that one
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Thanks everyone. :)d
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I really like it and wouldn't say that it was over-popular but then that probably depends where you live but I prefer the spelling Sofia.
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To me, I can't register that it's popular. It just reminds me of Sophia on Golden Girls. It just sounds old. Sophie, however, I like. It sounds younger and spunkier. JMO.
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I like it MAYBE a bit more as a middle name, but I think its lovely either way. I don't find it dated.
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Sophia is beautiful and classic, so I doubt it will ever entirely fall out of style. It's one of those timeless names that can never be trendy or relegated to a specific decade. As for being too popular...I know the SSA has it high on their Top 1000 list, but I suspect if you added up every variation of Isabella, Caitlin, Madison, Addison, [insert tryndee name here], and Sophia, and then compared them, Sophia would fall much further down the list.
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Sophia is precious, but everyone and the sister is using it. I've met at least 4 little Sophias in the last six months. I don't think it will become dated though, it's still too classy for that.
If you can look past popularity, I say use it.
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I really like the name Sophia, though I, personally, much prefer the spelling Sofia. I think it's a lovely, feminine name, and don't really think that it'll be considered dated if it falls in popularity. It's a classy name imo.
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I love, love, love Sophia. I've adored it since fifth grade and would use it in a heartbeat. I don't think it's too popular (but then, popularity doesn't really bother me), but nobody can answer that question for you. There's no marker that automatically makes a name "too popular". Some people won't use a name if it's in the top 500. Others have no qualms about using the #1 name.I don't think I'd view it as dated, but I don't think people thought that Susan and Jennifer would be viewed as dated either, so you never know.
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It's way too popular for me to use. It'll be dated in 10-20 years. Before that, it may still have enough charm to work.
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