Cannot pick between these two names for daughter

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Anonymous wrote:I like them both. I would practice using each one and see which feels most natural.

If it were me, I'd probably wind up going with Sophie because I like the way it sounds when I say it a little more than Charlotte. I also think Sophie is a really lovely name for an adult woman, which is something I always think about with names -- how would I feel if I found out my college roommate had this name? My boss? My neighbor. For whatever reason, I am more drawn to the name Sophie than Charlotte.

Also, a really great nickname for a little girl names Sophie is Fifi. That's what my cousin called her sister for years when they were little because she couldn't pronounce Sophia as a toddler, and it stuck. It's a great family nickname.

Sophie IS the nickname! It’s silly to have a nickname for a nickname. The birth certificate name is Sophia/Sofia.

Please don’t call your child Fifi—she’s not a dog.

Sorry, but Sophie is not a nn for Sophia. They are different names. Sophie is the French spelling, whereas Sophia is from the Greek. It would be odd to name a child Sophia and then call her Sophie. Like naming a baby Alexandra and then "nicknaming" her Alexandria. It makes no sense.

Family nicknames can often be sillier than a more formal nickname you might go by at school or work. Lots of people have nicknames they picked up as kids that are now just what their family and closest or oldest friends call them. Fifi would fall into that category. It's an endearment, not a formal name you'd put on a form.

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You don't have to pick a name beforehand-- I always wanted to meet the baby first so we went with a shortlist

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I like Charlotte nn Charlie. Sophie sounds like soapy to me.

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Charlotte

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Anonymous wrote:I prefer Sophie, mostly because the Charlottes I know all get called Char and I hate the sound of it. Soph sounds much better to me if you are going to chop the first syllable.

It’s pronounced “shar” though. My aunt has always gone by that, I cannot imagine calling her Charlotte.


I know a four year old Charlie who is also a Charlotte. Super cute and fits her.

Yes, that's my AKC chows given name, Charlotte, and she goes by Charlie. Lol.

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Charlotte, Charlie, Lottie. Soooo many Sophie’s right now. Avoid it.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to pick a name beforehand-- I always wanted to meet the baby first so we went with a shortlist

this is what we did, as well. Took a list of 2-3 names with us and decided at the hospital.

and I also agree that there really is no difference to me on these names. Both traditional. And super popular.

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Who cares?? I know like a hundred Carolines and still think it’s a lovely name. Better than Braxleigh just so you can be ✨unique✨

there are tons of option between Caroline and braxleigh if you want a name that isn't in heavy rotation

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Anonymous wrote:Between those two, it really doesn't matter.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Sophie is overused.

They BOTH are

Who cares?? I know like a hundred Carolines and still think it’s a lovely name. Better than Braxleigh just so you can be ✨unique✨

You clearly don’t have a highly popular name in your era. Trust me - it sucks. It’s not just about being one Charlotte out of three in daycare. You’re in high school, college, the work force and eventually the old age home with at least four other Caroline’s. When I was first married there were three other Katie’s in my office so they started calling me by my married last name which I didn’t answer to because it was new. My MIL is a Susan and when anyone my age forgets her name she says, “it’s probably the same as your mother in law or mother. My dad’s three brothers were all married to Susan’s (one divorced the bad Aunt Sue).

It matters.

My kids have traditional names - just not on trend ones.

OP, please rethink both Sophie and Charlotte.

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Charlotte. More nickname potential. Charlie, Lottie, Char, Harlie, Carly... I even know a Carla whose real name is Charlotte.

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Who cares?? I know like a hundred Carolines and still think it’s a lovely name. Better than Braxleigh just so you can be ✨unique✨

there are tons of option between Caroline and braxleigh if you want a name that isn't in heavy rotation

OP obviously wants a classic name that she loves more than she wants a name that isn’t in heavy rotation, so we don’t need to consider the popularity when choosing which name we like more.

OP, those are both beautiful names. You can’t go wrong. I personally prefer Charlotte.

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Sophie! I have loved this name since picking it as my "French name" for French class in 5th grade. It's adorable and, while Sophia is pretty popular, Sophie is less so (and certainly less so than Charlotte, though that is also a lovely name).

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Anonymous wrote:Sophie is overused.

They BOTH are

Who cares?? I know like a hundred Carolines and still think it’s a lovely name. Better than Braxleigh just so you can be ✨unique✨

You clearly don’t have a highly popular name in your era. Trust me - it sucks. It’s not just about being one Charlotte out of three in daycare. You’re in high school, college, the work force and eventually the old age home with at least four other Caroline’s. When I was first married there were three other Katie’s in my office so they started calling me by my married last name which I didn’t answer to because it was new. My MIL is a Susan and when anyone my age forgets her name she says, “it’s probably the same as your mother in law or mother. My dad’s three brothers were all married to Susan’s (one divorced the bad Aunt Sue).

It matters.

My kids have traditional names - just not on trend ones.

OP, please rethink both Sophie and Charlotte.

This just doesn't happen anymore, not to that degree. The most popular names now are nowhere near as popular as the most popular names back in the 70s and 80s. There is no equivalent to Susan or Jennifer or Emily for this era. There are no juggernaut names. Not even Olivia. If you pick a top 20 name, it's likely your kid will run into other kids with the same name, but it will never be like it was back when you were in high school and had to go by Jennifer #4 or whatever. I know a lot of Gen X and Millennial women are scarred from having a really popular name, but there is way more diversity in names now and it's just not anything close to the same situation.

Some people want to give their kids less common names, which is fine. Many people don't mind a more common name. Neither approach is right or wrong. Remember that your kids names are only less common because of all the Charlottes and Sophies in the world. There will always be more popular names (and they are usually more popular for a reason -- OP is giving her child a name that lots of people have positive associations with). It matters waaaaaaaay less than you think.

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They're both very popular. I think I like Charlotte, but if the option was for Sophia nn Sophie, I would switch my vote.

Both nice names though OP. Congrats!