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ArchivesI once read an article about Sophia Loren
in reply to a message by plingy
Where she stated that she was mocked by people in Italy because of her name - call SOP-hia because ph did not make an f sound in that language.
However, that was sometime ago.
However, that was sometime ago.
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From the Wikipedia article about her at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren
"Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome on ... .... ... She eventually changed her name to Sophia Loren."
The article in the Italian Wikipedia about the given name Sofia doesn't mention Sophia as an Italian variant:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_(nome)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren
"Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome on ... .... ... She eventually changed her name to Sophia Loren."
The article in the Italian Wikipedia about the given name Sofia doesn't mention Sophia as an Italian variant:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_(nome)
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