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Sophronia
by ari.
12/31/2019, 11:19 AM
What are your thoughts on Sophronia (sah-FROH-nee-ə, the ah = "o" in pot or cot)?masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080

This message was edited 12/31/2019, 12:02 PM

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- Frappuccino
1/1/2020, 2:15 AM
I love it, I also love Sophia but would much rather use Sophronia because of how popular Sophia is.
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- Cyrustine (kchernenkoff)   +1
1/1/2020, 1:05 AM
I have an ancestor named Sophronia! I think she was somewhere on my maternal grandmother's side. She apparently went by her middle name, which was something less remarkable (I want to say it was Jane, although I could be mistaken). It's a bit much for a name, but hey, that's my favorite kind. It also makes me think of the word "symphony". I honestly hadn't realized the possibility of Sophie or Sophia as nicknames until I read the other responses. That dampens my opinion of it a little, since I'm not fond of either.
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- Raven Briar (Constant)
1/2/2020, 5:59 AM
Sophie is a possible nickname, but there are lots of alternatives including Ronnie, Nia, and my personal favorite, Ria.
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- Raven Briar (Constant)
12/31/2019, 1:37 PM
Sophronia is beautiful and has a fun neo-Victorian flair.
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- Wordsmith   +1
12/31/2019, 12:57 PM
I love Sophronia, but I pronounce the first vowel as a schwa (roughly "suh").
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- ari.
12/31/2019, 2:52 PM
I pronounce them both very similarly, and I think both are lovely :)
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- dorothy (Hekate Rose)
12/31/2019, 11:32 AM
Its cute, a way to get the nn Sophie without the annoyingly popular Sophia. I pronounce it with a slight change: Soh-FROH-nee-uh.
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