{"id":14388,"date":"2019-10-15T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=14388"},"modified":"2020-02-18T19:31:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T23:31:34","slug":"baby-girl-sister-to-sophie-zoe-or-clara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2019\/10\/15\/baby-girl-sister-to-sophie-zoe-or-clara\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl, Sister to Sophie: Zoe or Clara?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Hello,<br \/>\nWe are thrilled to be expecting our second child in February, a little sister for Sophie! This will be our last child. I prefer short names. We love Sophie\u2019s name. My only issue with Sophie is that she is often mistaken for Sophia (I think since Sophia is a top 10 name). Sophie was born in 2017. Below are names we have considered for this baby:<\/p>\n<p>Names I like, but have been vetoed:<br \/>\nLucy<br \/>\nMia<br \/>\nJosie<br \/>\nOlivia (Liv)<\/p>\n<p>Names my husband likes but have been vetoed:<br \/>\nJoAnna<br \/>\nEllie (this was a front runner for our first baby, but we chose Sophie).<\/p>\n<p>Mutually Agreed:<br \/>\nZoe<br \/>\nClara<\/p>\n<p>We think Zoe is the front runner, but are there other names we should consider? Also, our daughter has a family middle name (after my mother in law who has passed on), is it necessary to have another family name for this baby? We don\u2019t have a particular person in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much!<br \/>\nKatie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I vote for Clara, for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First, the names Sophie and Zoe sound very similar to me: first the similar S\/Z sound, then the matching long O sound, then the matching long E sound.<\/p>\n<p>Second, I think Clara coordinates even better with the style of the name Sophie.<\/p>\n<p>I would also be interested in bringing the name Ellie back into consideration. I like that both names would be the -ie versions of -a names, if you see what I mean: Sophie not Sophia, and Ellie not Ella.<\/p>\n<p>More possibilities to consider:<\/p>\n<p>Alice<br \/>\nAnnie<br \/>\nAva<br \/>\nCallie<br \/>\nCora<br \/>\nElsie<br \/>\nEva<br \/>\nGrace\/Gracie<br \/>\nIris<br \/>\nIsla<br \/>\nIvy<br \/>\nJane<br \/>\nJune<br \/>\nLibby<br \/>\nLila<br \/>\nLily<br \/>\nMillie<br \/>\nMyla<br \/>\nNora<br \/>\nOlive<br \/>\nRose<br \/>\nRuby<\/p>\n<p>It is not necessary to use a family name again this time, though I would be tempted to use Kate, after you. Or since you have Josie on your list and your husband has JoAnna on his, maybe Jo if it works with whatever the first name turns out to be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi Swistle!<br \/>\nThank you to you and your readers! We took your suggestion to reconsider Ellie. We welcomed Ellie Rose to our family a few days ago. We chose Rose for a nod to Valentine\u2019s Day.<br \/>\nThanks again!<br \/>\nKatie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, We are thrilled to be expecting our second child in February, a little sister for Sophie! This will be our last child. I prefer short names. We love Sophie\u2019s name. My only issue with Sophie is that she is often mistaken for Sophia (I think since Sophia is a top 10 name). 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