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Help[Facts] Sophronia
Hi all. Does anyone know the correct pronunciation of the name Sophronia? I found it on this site but the pronunciation was not included.
Also, not sure if this is the right board on which to ask this next question but, have you ever heard of any famous people with this name? Royalty perhaps? Am intrigued!
Thanks!
MJ
Also, not sure if this is the right board on which to ask this next question but, have you ever heard of any famous people with this name? Royalty perhaps? Am intrigued!
Thanks!
MJ
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You hear both so-FRON-ee-a or so-FRON-ya in England - depends really. You're more likely to get the first from a Catholic (there's a Sofronia up for canonization I think) or Greek families (my Cyprian friend says it that way) while the other is more mainstream English.
No one famous but I saw it in the obituaries (not morbid, they're right below the birth announcements and your eyes wander ;o) not too long ago (last 6 months or so) - the surname was Greek and it announced a Greek Orthodox service. And I know it's still used in Italy and parts of Eastern Europe so perhaps there's a musician or actress with the name lurking out there.
Devon
No one famous but I saw it in the obituaries (not morbid, they're right below the birth announcements and your eyes wander ;o) not too long ago (last 6 months or so) - the surname was Greek and it announced a Greek Orthodox service. And I know it's still used in Italy and parts of Eastern Europe so perhaps there's a musician or actress with the name lurking out there.
Devon
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The Greek pronounciation is...
Soph-ro-NEE-ah
Soph-ro-NEE-ah
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mj
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I believe it's sof-Roan-ia. That seems to be the way Greeks pronounce such words. I really have never heard of anyone with this name, but that doesn't mean they don't exist! I know Sophronius (male version) was a saint.
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