View Message

As a child, I always insisted my future daughter would be called Sophia, nickname Sophie, in honour of Sophie Scholl, who has always been my hero, but it has gotten so unbelievably popular in the last few years, that I don't want to use it anymore. I think it's even worse in Germany than the US. When I look at birth announcements, I swear every second girl either has Sophia/Sophie as a first or middle name. It's getting so tiring! But if you don't mind popularity, it's absolutely one of the best names out there.