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 [ 2 syll. sop-hie, so-ph-ie ] The girl name Sophie is pronounced SOWFiy KEY. Sophie is of Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in English, French, and German. Sophie is a pet form of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia. See also the related form, the French Anne Sophie. Sophie is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also perceived to be trendy. Its usage peaked modestly in 1917 with 0.212% of baby girls being named Sophie. It ranked at #100 then. The baby name has since markedly dropped in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #74 with a usage of 0.195%, experiencing a small resurgence in the recent decade. Among the group of girl names directly related to Sophie, the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia was the most popular. It was used 4 times more than Sophie in 2008. Baby names that sound like Sophie include the Greek, Scandinavian, and Spanish Sofi, the English Sophy, the Arabic Saba, the Arabic Sabah, the Arabic Sabaya, the English Sabha, the Arabic and Iranian Safa, the Russian Savya, the Spanish Shaba, the name Shappa, the English Shebi, the English Shiva, the English Sibbie, the English Sibby, the English Siva, the Czech, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Sofie, the Finnish and Scandinavian Suvi, the German and Italian Sveva, the English Sabia, and the Arabic Sabiya. KEY: Pronunciation for Sophie: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
