Poll + question.

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

So, I was curious as to whether Sophia or Sofia was the preferred spelling in this community, and I ended up making a poll about spelling variants of some of my favorite names. Procrastination, yay! ♥

(The names appearing in the question parameters are the variants that Behind the Name told me were the original, not my personal favorites.)
[Poll #1080686]


Also, I decided recently that I like the name Elisheva. So, first of all, how is this name pronounced? I'm saying it as eh-lih-SHAY-va. Secondly, is it bad for someone with no known Jewish ancestry to use the name Elisheva?

Comments

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

For some reason I've never liked Sophia but I do quite like Sofia. They have very different "vibes" to me.

In the UK Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently. The first syllable of Sarah rhymes with "air" and the first syllable of Sara rhymes with "car".

I prefer Bronwen because I think the "yn" ending is traditionally more masculine - I think of male names like Glyn and Bryn.

[peytonlee.livejournal.com]

I like how the UK does that Sarah names. Thats cuute. I like Sara.