Choosing Between These Names

I’m expecting twins! (A boy and a girl - I’m pretty sure the fates knew how badly I wanted a son and how badly my husband wanted a daughter, so they were kind enough/crazy enough to give us both at once). We’re very excited but also squabbling over names. We both like names that are a little more old-fashioned, perhaps even on the eccentric side, and these are our not-so-short lists for first and middle names:

Girl:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Amy[/name_f]) [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f] ([name_f]Cady[/name_f]) [name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Marra[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [no middle name]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

Boy:
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] ([name_m]Donnie[/name_m]) [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Ross[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]

I know these are really long lists, but we’re so stressed out! Any thoughts? We also want a pair of names that sound good together - I really like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] right now, but I’m afraid [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s too common.

Together, I like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u].
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_f]Marra[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m].
I really like:
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
Best of [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!!

I loove [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], and [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. I also love the name [name_f]Oona[/name_f] but i’m not to crazy about [name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] - I think it’s too “n” heavy for me.
For boys I love [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m], [name_m]Ross[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m], and [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m].

I like the combinations of [name_m]Milo[/name_m] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Amy[/name_f]) and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]. I do love your combo of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m] too, but i can definitely see [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] being to common.
Best of luck and congrats on yoir twins! :slight_smile:

[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Olivier[/name_m] (yes, I took some creative license).

I like [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] a lot. I think it has the best flow. [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is also very pretty. I like [name_f]Cadence[/name_f] and [name_u]Penrose[/name_u] but not together.
I suggest [name_f]Candace[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] or [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u]. [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Camila[/name_f], [name_f]Clarity[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], and [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and even [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] all work well with [name_u]Penrose[/name_u].

For the boys, [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m], and [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m] are my favs. [name_m]Miles[/name_m] can be nicknamed [name_m]Milo[/name_m].

[name_f]Adore[/name_f] these! - [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] these! [name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m](especially this one!!!), [name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m].

Good luck!