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[Opinions] Re: Sophia/sa-FIGH-a - Nerina can't pronounce this name right...
by Nirvanna
10/3/2006, 12:24 PM
in reply to a message by Bear
I'm British, and pronounce Sophia 'So-FEE-a' and Maria 'Mah-REE-a.'- I've never heard it pronounced like Mariah here :-)
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- Bear (guest)   +1
10/3/2006, 3:13 PM
Well, my father was born and raised in the U.K. and that's how he pronounces the name. I grew up watching BBC shows and heard it before. I still have aunts / uncles and cousins there so I'll poll them. :-)
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- Aine (poetic_freedom)
10/3/2006, 7:17 PM
My g-g-grandma was Maria pr. Mariah...and she was from Cornwell
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- Irish_Clare
10/3/2006, 12:29 PM
Ditto.I was just about to say this!Also, I've never heard Iphigenia with an "i" sound.
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