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It seems convoluted to me.
Is this still for the baby that was supposedly born like a year ago and named Emilia? If you're being truthful about this situation, you are way overthinking it. What have you been calling her and how do you want to spell it? It's as simple as that. Nobody will care why, it doesn't matter why.
If it’s a nickname wouldn’t it be mostly used in speaking and therefore the spelling wouldn’t really matter?
Please post under one name by the way.
Please post under one name by the way.
This message was edited 1/25/2025, 12:39 PM
I've been away from the boards for a while but I can see on the first page of posts you have posted about Sofia/Sophia/Sophie three times under different usernames. Can you try to condense your posts?
You’re gonna spend years explaining it and then she will have to spend the rest of her life explaining it, with the additional phrase, “I don’t know why they chose to do that.”
I know grown adults in situations like this. They have to explain it to everyone and there are usually sighs and eye rolls to go along with it.
I’d suggest Sophie if she’s Sophia.
Sofie if she’s Sofia.
You can maybe use Sofy/Sophy too if you want make it look more nicknamey too.
I know grown adults in situations like this. They have to explain it to everyone and there are usually sighs and eye rolls to go along with it.
I’d suggest Sophie if she’s Sophia.
Sofie if she’s Sofia.
You can maybe use Sofy/Sophy too if you want make it look more nicknamey too.
There's no reason she'd have to explain it if she doesn't like it. She could just let people spell the NN intuitively, problem solved.
Easier said than done.
Saying that’s acting like people won’t ask why or question if there’s a mistake.
Saying that’s acting like people won’t ask why or question if there’s a mistake.
Well, I do it (I mean, if I don't want to use a NN that invites speculation or insist on a certain NN spelling, then I don't? Regardless of whatever whims my parents have). It takes me zero effort. The point is, there is no "correct" for a NN except what you want.
This message was edited 1/25/2025, 12:59 PM
It may work for you, but when I worked with the public, my nickname(that I go by) got questioned on a very regular basis.
And it is a regular name. Just unconventional from my birth name.
I did feel obligated to share because it felt rude not to when they asked and didn’t mean any harm by it.
I would prefer if you do not reply to this again. I am beginning to feel targeted. We can agree to disagree. This is an opinion platform.
And it is a regular name. Just unconventional from my birth name.
I did feel obligated to share because it felt rude not to when they asked and didn’t mean any harm by it.
I would prefer if you do not reply to this again. I am beginning to feel targeted. We can agree to disagree. This is an opinion platform.
I was responding to the eyeroll comment (I am sincerely confused why adults would insist on using NNs they find troublesome and are not fond of - and why that seemed imv presented to the OP as an inevitability). Of course, we have different perspectives, and that's fine; I wasn't arguing that.
This message was edited 1/25/2025, 4:24 PM
I don't see why not. My friend used Margaret instead of Peggy which was her grandma's name. So if the spelling change works better for you then use it. Good luck.
I don't see why not, it's a nickname and it won't go on any official documents so the spelling shouldn't matter. There's so much freedom when it comes to nicknames! There's nothing holding you back from calling her 'Dot' even, if you wanted to.
No. It would confuse people, and first you and then she would spend a lot of time explaining. In your place, I'd name her Sophia and call her Sophie. You'd use Sophie more often than the full name, whatever that might be, so it probably wouldn't matter much, and before her first birthday you'd have got used to it anyway.