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[Opinions] Which spelling do you like? Vibes?
Vibes from these different spellings Sophia/sophie Sofia/Sofie Do you get different vibes from each spelling? Which one do you prefer & why? I prefer Sofia. It’s the more unique spelling. It just feels more versatile to me. I also just think it looks prettier. However I think I prefer Sophie to Sofie.

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Both Sophia and Sofia are beautiful. Sofia has a more Slavic and Oriental feel. I think of a steadfast woman with Turkic features.Sophia is similar, but it feels more Western, contemporary, and well.. white. I like this spelling better and I think of the Hagia Sophia.I also prefer Sophie. No particular reason. I just like the ‘ph’.
My favourite is Sofie but it's not the common spelling where I live.
I also like Sophie too though.I don't like either Sophia or Sofia but I slightly prefer Sofia.
I prefer Sophia / Sophie.I grew up in a country where Sofia / Sofie are the spellings to use, and to that extent, they'd ended up looking a bit boring to me. The 'ph' in the others just makes them look more, well, sophisticated (and wholesome) to me.
I prefer spellings widely used in English. Sofia is a Spanish name, and anything but unique! I also prefer full names to nicknames.My choices, therefore: Sophia, pronounced so FIE a, with nn Sophie if necessary, or Fia.
Sofia is also the Italian version. Sophie is a full name, It is the French version but can also be a nickname for Sophia.
Sophie/Sophia is more American girl and Sofie/Sofia is more West European girl. I prefer Sofiya or Sofya (because I prefer my homeland's variants). Žofia, Zsófia, Szofia, and Sofija I also like. Sohvi is also quite nice!
I prefer Sophie first then Sophia The other 2 are more European i think
In the United States, "Sophia" is the more popular spelling. However, "Sofia" is more fashionable in Italy and Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. I think I prefer Sophia.