Twins!

Alison - don't like it but love Ali/Ally.
Matilda - love it
George - really like it
Leo - not keen. Quite like Leon and Leonard
Paul - quite like it. Rare now, too.
Judah - quite like it. Prefer Jude
Eli - like it. Would use Elijah as a longer version and shorten
Nathan - don't like it but love Nathaniel
Sophie - really like it.
Rose - really like it. Also love Rosie
Charlene - don't like it at all but, as it's in the middle and unusual nowadays, I imagine there's a family reason?

Other ideas:
Alice, Alicia, Alyssa, Alexa, Alexandra, Aliya, Alannah, Ayla, Ailsa, Eilidh
Melissa, Madeleine, Miranda, Maisy, Molly, Charlotte, Imogen, Natalie
Edward, William, Thomas, Daniel, Charles, Andrew, John, James, Henry
Lewis, Liam, Lucas, Theo, Harvey, Dexter, Rory
Simon, Stephen, David, Robert, Richard, Michael, Martin, Peter, Phillip
Joel, Justin, Jared, Jacob, Joshua, Jeremiah
Ezra, Elliot, Ezekiel, Ethan, Euan, Nehemiah, Micah, Noah, Reuben, Asher
Harley, Jason, Jayden, Harrison, Luke, Tyler, Sam, Kai, Cole, Caleb, Dylan
Abigail, Anna, Eloise, Felicity, Georgia, Hannah, Kate, Jessica, Zoe, Lauren
Freya, Elise, Anya, Juliet, Kathryn, Lillian, Lily, Lucy, Ella, Grace, Faith, May
Charmaine, Chanel, Candice, Janine, Maxine, Justine, Christine, Pauline

Paul and Eli? Peli?!

Eli is fab! I don't agree with all the Elijah suggestions - I think it's v tacky

Rose is lovely, so is Leo, so I think that's a good pair. Or Rose and Eli.

Alice is a bit wet I think and Paul and Alison are too dated but not yet retro. Charlene is terrible. Nathan is soppy but Nathaniel, shortened to Nate is cool.

I like all the names apart from Judah. I don't think it goes well with Paul either.

Congratulations to your friend!

Lots of twins around atm!

Is this for Amal or Beyoncé?

Paul and Alison are very 70's.

The rest are very nice, except Charlene which is dreadful.

I would choose Sophie Matilda and George Leo.

I actually like Paul and Alison, they'd be more unusual in their age group than Sophie, George etc.

Charlene, Rose, George and Sophie are all lovely. I'm not sure why, but Leo just doesn't seem to work as a middle name.

Paul and Alison are a bit too Seventies for my liking and Matilda is just awful, sorry.

Sorry but Paul & Alison aren't great - very 70s/80s...they'll probably be back in in a few years though so maybe she's ahead of her time!

George is my favourite of the boys and Alice or Alexandra as an alternative to Alison. Sophie and Rose are ok..

Not keen on Eli - maybe Elijah?

Wow. Bold fail there.

Alison Matilda and George Leo
Paul Judah and Eli Nathan
Sophie Matilda and Rose Charlene

None of them roll of the tongue to be honest. As I was reading them, they didn't sound like they went together all that well.

I like a PP's suggestion of:

Matilda Rose and Sophie Alice
Nathan George and Leo James

I hate all of them except Sophie and Rose

George Leo and Sophie Matilda

Re:1970's, think Alison and Paul might be due for revival like Amanda and Jonathan.

Out of the choices given, I like Sophie Matilda and George Leo. Not keen on the others I'm afraid.

I think she needs to pick her 2 favourite names for each gender and when they are born choose. I'm confused as to why there are all the options.

I love Sophie and Rose for twin girls, both beautiful names and go well together. Think Charlene is horrible with rose tbh unless it has a meaning, it just doesn't work sorry.

Boy girl combo I like Sophie and George

Boy boy George and Eli

Does she have a favourite boys and girls name?

My twins had various names on big pieces of A4 paper tacked to the living room wall for weeks before and after they were born: we went to the register office wth three names and decided on the way!

You need to say both names shortened in the same breath with twins. What are the single syllable short versions of those names?

NoCapes I have two lots of twins and had tons of name combos for every eventuality each time.

I think all of the options above are fine. Sophie and Rose are the safest options and I would be tempted to ditch Sophie in favour of Alison.

Sophie and Rose are lovely.
George is OK, Alice is lots better than Alison.
Paul is very dated. Eli seems to short, Elijah is nice and use Eli.

I like ;
Matilda Rose and Sophie Alice
Nathan George and Leo James

Cross post!!

I actually love Paul and Alison!

Sophie Matilda and Paul Judah.
I especially dislike Alison. Very harsh.
Pass on my congratulations

I actually quite like Paul and Alison

I also don't understand the combinations
Surely you choose two girls names and two boys names and if its one of each sex you pick your favourite
How has she got completely different names including middle names for each eventuality??