{"id":16237,"date":"2023-03-22T14:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=16237"},"modified":"2023-03-22T20:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T00:01:57","slug":"baby-girl-hoefer-sister-to-griffin-and-stella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2023\/03\/22\/baby-girl-hoefer-sister-to-griffin-and-stella\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Hoefer, Sister to Griffin and Stella"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle –<\/p>\n

You have helped some friends, and I am hopeful to hear from you!<\/p>\n

We have a baby girl coming this May (May 18th to be exact via csection), and will be joining big brother Griffin Shay (my maiden name) Hoefer and sister Stella Grace Hoefer.<\/p>\n

We have a list of names, but nothing seems to be sticking just yet.<\/p>\n

Top Contenders:<\/p>\n

Lane\/ Laney\/ Lanie
\nZoe
\nMary Jane (my husbands fave but I don’t like the nickname MJ)
\nHarper
\nGeorgie
\nLayla __ but I like the pronunciation (Lie-La) so I am not sure how to spell that…<\/p>\n

Middle names, Mary and Mae are both family name options and a random one I like is Louise.<\/p>\n

Thank you!!<\/p>\n

Megan & Stephen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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[Note to commenters: I clarified pronunciation of the surname and it’s HOE- like garden hoe, -fer like the end of Jennifer.]<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t have thought to use the nickname MJ for Mary Jane, though as soon as you mentioned it I could see how easily it might happen. And of course she could decide to use the nickname herself as she gets older, so you’re wise to take it into account. On the other hand, we have had so many stories here of people who disliked a nickname, and then on their own dear child the nickname just FIT and they wondered why they ever disliked it, so that’s something to keep in mind as well.<\/p>\n

Harper Hoefer feels like A Lot of alliteration, with the repeating H- and the repeating -er. Zoe Hoefer is less of an issue, but I do notice the sound of the Zo\/Hoe repetition, and visually I notice the Zoe\/Hoe repetition; those don’t seem like dealbreakers, just things to think about ahead of time.<\/p>\n

If you like the pronunciation Lie-la, I would spell it Lila or Lilah; the usage of the two spellings is close to equal in the United States right now, according to the Social Security Administration<\/a>: in 2021 (the 2022 information is expected out in May), there were 1,329 new baby girls named Lila and 1,242 named Lilah. My own preference is Lila. The name Lila\/Lilah repeats the -la ending of Stella, and Stella\/Lila have a lot of Ls between them; this could be a plus or a minus.<\/p>\n

Georgie is a nickname name, and the other kids don’t have nickname names, so my own inclination would be to name her Georgia (or Georgianna, Georgina, etc.), and then call her Georgie. Griffin, Stella, and Georgia. Laney\/Lainey is nicknamey, but doesn’t catch my attention to the same extent.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to cause the kind of trouble I am normally trying to talk parents out of caring about, but I notice your first two kids are G.S. and S.G., and they both have doubled letters in their first names, and they both have one-syllable middle names with a long-A sound. (This blog may have broken me.) How many more children would you like to have, is I guess my question. If this is your final child, it might be fun to go for one more of the same\/similar; if you’re thinking of having another after this one, I would break all emerging patterns right now and on purpose. Georgia Mae would be a great sort of in-between: a G-name and a long-A one-syllable family middle—but not going overboard with a doubled letter and an S- middle name (though you could use Sage OKAY I’LL STOP NOW).<\/p>\n

Let’s look for some more options! Griffin, Stella, and:<\/p>\n

Louise! I pulled this from your middle name list. I think it sounds great in this sibling group: all three names familiar but a little unexpected, and a great assortment of sounds. Louise Hoefer; Louise Mary Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Louise.<\/p>\n

Violet! Similar in sound to Lila! Violet Hoefer; Violet Louise Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Violet. Cute nickname Lettie if you want it.<\/p>\n

Lydia! I think this came to mind because of Lila, and also because my second suggestion was going to be Claudia, but then I wondered if “Claudia Hoefer” brings Claudia Schiffer to mind. Lydia Hoefer; Lydia Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Lydia.<\/p>\n

Nadia! Another because of Claudia. Nadia Hoefer; Nadia Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Nadia.<\/p>\n

Fiona! Bianca! These come to mind because of Stella and Lydia: they all live in the same folder of my mental filing cabinet. Fiona Hoefer (is that repeating long-O a bit much?); Fiona Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Fiona. Bianca Hoefer; Bianca Mary Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Bianca.<\/p>\n

Simone! Because of Fiona. Possibly another one where the repeating long-O is a bit much. Simone Hoefer; Simone Mary Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Simone.<\/p>\n

Ivy! One of my own favorites. Ivy Hoefer; Ivy Louise Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Ivy.<\/p>\n

Sabrina! Sabrina Hoefer; Sabrina Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Sabrina.<\/p>\n

Emmeline! This is if you might wish to have a little fun with the doubled letters; it also lets the girls call themselves Ella and Emma if that appeals. Emmeline Hoefer; Emmeline Mary Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Emmeline.<\/p>\n

Linnea! Another double-letter name, just for fun and because I love it with this sibling group. I went to school with a Linnea and I have never gotten tired of her name (there may be more than one pronunciation; hers was lynn-NAY-ah). Linnea Hoefer; Linnea Mary Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Linnea. Cute nickname Linnie, similar to Lanie from your list.<\/p>\n

Carys! This kept coming to my mind, for reasons unknown. I thought of it, thought “Oh, I don’t know, that doesn’t necessarily seem like it would go on this list of suggestions,” and then I was typing along and it came to my mind again, popping up like a fresh idea. This happened four times, so I’m adding it. Carys Hoefer; Carys Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Carys.<\/p>\n

Clara! Clara Hoefer; Clara Louise Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Clara.<\/p>\n

Florence! A relatively recent addition to my own favorites list. Florence Hoefer; Florence Mae Hoefer; Griffin, Stella, and Florence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle – You have helped some friends, and I am hopeful to hear from you! We have a baby girl coming this May (May 18th to be exact via csection), and will be joining big brother Griffin Shay (my maiden name) Hoefer and sister Stella Grace Hoefer. We have a list of names, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3iyiG-4dT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16240,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16237\/revisions\/16240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}