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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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.

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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.[/quote]

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