Re: Sophronia
in reply to a message by MJ
You hear both so-FRON-ee-a or so-FRON-ya in England - depends really. You're more likely to get the first from a Catholic (there's a Sofronia up for canonization I think) or Greek families (my Cyprian friend says it that way) while the other is more mainstream English.No one famous but I saw it in the obituaries (not morbid, they're right below the birth announcements and your eyes wander ;o) not too long ago (last 6 months or so) - the surname was Greek and it announced a Greek Orthodox service. And I know it's still used in Italy and parts of Eastern Europe so perhaps there's a musician or actress with the name lurking out there.Devon
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Sophronia  ·  MJ  ·  3/22/2004, 12:32 PM
Re: Sophronia  ·  Devonelisa  ·  3/23/2004, 4:05 AM
The Greek pronounciation is...  ·  Pavlos  ·  3/23/2004, 12:55 AM
Re: Thanks Caprice and Megan!!  ·  MJ  ·  3/22/2004, 7:22 PM
Re: Sophronia  ·  Megan  ·  3/22/2004, 2:54 PM
Re: Sophronia  ·  Caprice  ·  3/22/2004, 12:54 PM