Posted in Ask Emmy Jo, tagged Amabel, Anna, Anne, Caroline, Carys, Cecilia, Charis, Charissa, Charlotte, Dorothea, Dorothy, Hannah, Jane, Jean, Josephine, Kerensa, Lillian, Mateja, Mattea, Sophia, Theodora, Valentina on April 19, 2009 | 15 Comments »
This is the first of my advice column posts. I’d like to make this a regular weekly feature on the site, so if you have a name question or need name suggestions that meet certain criteria, please feel free to email me at the address found in the sidebar.
Danielle Hurlock writes: (more…)
Posted in Substitutes, tagged Alethea, Athena, Cecilia, Daphne, Delphina, Fiona, Josephine, Josie, Sadie, Safiya, Samiya, Sapphira, Selena, Sephora, Seraphina, Serena, Sonia, Sonja, Sonya, Sophia, Sophie, Sophronia, Soraya, Susanna, Sylvia, Sylvie on February 9, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Sophia is a lovely name, isn’t it? The problem is that everyone else seems to agree! It is currently a top 10 choice in the U.S. and still seems to be on the rise. I’m a literature nut, and I fell in love with the name after reading it in two great 18th-century British novels. However, I’m also a first grade teacher, and after seeing a large crop of Sophia’s sprouting up every year, the name is beginning to lose its appeal.
Luckily, there are quite a few other names with similar qualities, so if you’re in love with Sophia but want something a bit more distinctive for your child, you just might consider one of these appealing substitutes. (more…)
