You have an intereresting shortlist. [name]One[/name] thing that struck me is that you have a mix of what, to my ear, sound like overtly feminine names and those that sound unisex. I don’t have a problem with either type of name, but I wouldn’t give one of each to twins. I’d choose one or the other type for the set. So, I’ve divided the list up as I give my responses to the names. Of course, to another ear, any give name might switch lists!
Feminine names:
[name]Aurora[/name]–this is probably my favorite ‘princess’ name. It has a beautiful, soft sound, is evocative of beauty and has a history all the way back to the Romans. Gorgeous choice.
[name]Amaya[/name]–I know this name is in favor, and I know it’s a genuine name, and I do think it’s pretty. But given the popularity of [name]Maya[/name], everytime I hear [name]Amaya[/name], it just sounds like an invented twist on [name]Maya[/name].
[name]Bronwyn[/name]–I like [name]Bronwyn[/name] quite a lot, but I think it still sounds very Welsh to the American ear. I dislike ‘clashing ethnicities’ unless the child actually shares both heritages, so I wouldn’t pair it with an overtly Italian surname
[name]Leilani[/name]–pretty, but I’ve always found it a bit over the top…too pretty, if you follow me. Further, I run against the Hawaiian/Italian mix.
[name]Mia[/name]-I like this name, but it is an Italian short form of [name]Maria[/name], which I’m voting for as a middle, so I wouldn’t choose it.
[name]Sofia[/name]–[name]Lovely[/name]. The only thing it has going against it is the extreme popularity of [name]Sofia[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name].
[name]Willow[/name]–Normally, I’m not a big fan of ‘thing’ names. But [name]Willow[/name] is so lovely and graceful, I’d make an exception.
[name]Bellamie[/name]–I’m putting this one between the two lists because I think of it differently, depending on how you intend to pronounce it. [name]BELL[/name]-uh-mee ([name]Bellamy[/name]) puts it in the the unisex surname category. I don’t usually favor surnames on girls, but [name]Bellamy[/name]'s become something of a crush for me. If you intend to pronounce it bell-ah-MEE, as the French belle amie, it flies straight into the feminine category and I’m intrigued. But that brings me back to clashing ethnicities.
Unisex names:
[name]Addison[/name]–Sorry, not a fan. As I said, I’m not a big fan of surnames on girls and sometime recently it struck me that naming a girl with a surname ending in ‘son’ seems particularly incongruous.
[name]Avery[/name]–Although I prefer [name]Audrey[/name] and [name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Avery[/name] is appealing, though it still seems fairly masculine to me.
[name]Eliot[/name]–Again, this seems to more masculine than unisex to my ear, although I love the name.
[name]Waverly[/name]–I like this name a lot, it seems fresh. However, it’s so appealing I wonder if it’s destined to become a name-of-a-decade. I wouldn’t used it with [name]Avery[/name]—too rhymey.
As far as middles go, I’d suggest [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name]–both subtly evocative of [name]Christmas[/name] ([name]Mary[/name] and light), both beautiful, both fitting with your Italian surname.
My picks for feminine leaning twins would be: 1)[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Willow[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] or 2)[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Sofia[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] or a distant 3) [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Amaya[/name] [name]Lucia[/name].
My picks for unisex named girls would be: 1) [name]Bellamy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Waverly[/name] [name]Maria[/name] (assuming [name]Bellamie[/name] is pronounced without the French twist. I’ve changed the spelling because it looks more like a sibset this way) or 2) [name]Eliot[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Waverly[/name] [name]Maria[/name] or a distant 3) [name]Avery[/name] [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Eliot[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]. (Though if I could convince you to go with [name]Aubrey[/name] instead of [name]Avery[/name], the list would change 
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