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Sophronia
Thoughts? Would you prefer Sophia or another similar sounding name?

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I like it, definitely a guilty pleasure for me but I do like it
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I could use Sophie as a nickname.
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Very flattering and elegant.
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It's glorious. A steampunk book series I read as a child had a flying space pirate ship called Sophronia :) Phronsie is a sweet nickname. I prefer it to Sophia.
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I love it and greatly prefer it to Sophia. I love Sophonisba even more.
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It’s very over the top.
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I prefer Sophia or Sophie

This message was edited 1/7/2023, 9:41 PM

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I'm bored to tears of Sophia, Sophronia sounds like a great idea to me. I prefer Sophonisba though in terms of "similar" names
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I've liked it for years. For some reason I thought the meaning was more like wise than self-controlled, but looking it up again apparently I'm wrong. They're both good meanings (though I am partial to names meaning wisdom) and it has such a lovely refined sound.I much prefer Sophronia to Sophia, although I do also like Sophronia nn Sophie or Sophronia nn SoniaOr maybe even Sunny as a nickname!

This message was edited 1/7/2023, 8:25 PM

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I would have bet real, actual money on a “sophronia” being a musical instrument.It’s nice and I like the meaning, it’s just too bad that Sophia and Sophie exist, because this sounds like somebody thought they were too plain and added a few extra syllables.
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Sophronia is an elegant, underused name, and a fantastic alternative to Sophia. The problem is, a real-life Sophronia will likely constantly be called Sophia. :-(
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