Details for the forename Sophie

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Sophie (female)


Variants:	Sofie (F) Sophia (F)
Pet Name(s):	Phie (F)
Pet Name for:	Sophia (F)
Can be spelt:	Sophy (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, French and German form of Sophia [q.v.], from Greek "wisdom". Also a pet name for Sophia, Sophie is, according to Whyte, now more popular than Sophia for a girl's name in Scotland. However, in the 1841 and 1881 Censuses of Aberdeenshire, Sophia outnumbered the alternative by a factor of hundreds!