Naming multiples! Help!

I would choose Beatrix & Charlotte, Beatrix & Luke, Luke & James from your names.
I prefer Joseph but if you don’t like Joe I’d avoid it. With Charlotte I think it’s easier to avoid a nickname for it.

Other suggestions - Clara, Ava, Rose, Etta, Penelope, Harriet, Emilia
Henry, Austin, Oliver, Louis, Zachary, Frederick, Miles

Juliet and Beatrice

Jemima is a feminine of James though, so that’s certainly a twinny combo

The others are all nice but Anna, Charlotte and Luke are all very overused (or some version of them - Annie and Luca/Lucas - but it amounts to the same thing). Lucy and James also very popular. No point using Joseph if you don’t like Joe. Jemima is nice but a wee but twee.

Definitely don’t use the same initial if they’re the same sex - they really won’t thank you, but I wouldn’t do it at all.

Others

Serena
Marianne
Verity
Frances
Imogen
Lois
Esther
Clara
Susannah

Laurence (Laurie)
Tobias (Toby)
Jacob
Alistair
Miles
Patrick
Rufus
Issac
Nathaniel (Nate)
Gabriel (Gabe)

Eg
Susannah and Jacob
Miles and Imogen
Alistair and Juliet

Marianne and Juliet
Lois and Clara
Verity and Frances

Rufus and Issac
Laurence and Gabriel
Alistair and Miles

Lucy and Anna
Lucy and James
James and Luke

Love all your choices except for Beatrix (like dominatrix), Beatrice is so much nicer. Also dislike Joseph as there are just too many of them

Lucy Anna
The only boys name I like is James.

I love Anna and slightly longer Hannah they were both on my very short girl list.
I also like Sarah

I also love James if you don't like Joe then ditch Joseph because it's not a good idea to have two Js which leaves you with James and Luke.

Anna and Luke

Anna and James.

I love all your names but Jemima and Joseph stand out to me.

I'd go with the "J" names because you have two girl names and two boy names so they'll will work for any combination. I think it's cute when the names start with the same letter.

just Don’t go for names starting with the same Letter irrespective if they are different Sexes

Anna and Luke are my two favourite on the list

Anna means ‘ of grace’ so I would chose Grace if it was two girls

Luke means ‘ of light, light giving, patron saint of artists and doctors’. Which doesn’t help so much unless you have a favourite artist or scientist OP.

I like all your name choices @Fairiesandgnomes

i suppose just wait till they’re born and certain names will just fit each baby better

Good luck with it all

Juliet and Beatrix
Anna and Charlotte

Luke and Joseph
Luke and James

James and Charlotte
Joseph and Anna

Suggestions:
Alice
Kathryn
Greta

Louis
Oscar
Isaac

Alice/ Louis
Kathryn/ Isaac
Greta/ Oscar

Please be sure to come back and tell us once they're here 😊

I think Anna is gorgeous and Anna and Julia work really well together as a sibset- both feel quite timeless and very international (I really love romantic Juliet too but it’s much rarer than Julia or Anna and there’s the spelling issue of Juliette).

James and Julia/Juliet or James and Anna work great together (I don’t think you should worry about same initials for different sex siblings, I have the same initials as a brother and it’s never caused any issues as most post has Mr or Miss or uses middle names too).

For a boys pair, I like James and Luke best- again quite classic (but Joseph is a no go if you don’t like Joe). I assume you have considered names like Thomas, Alexander, William - all timeless, internationally well used boys names just like James and Joseph. Or maybe Max? For some reason I also really like the sound of Max with Anna, maybe as both are short and simple.

Luke Joseph and James Lloyd
Luke James and Joseph Leo

Anna and Luke
Anna and James

Anna Charlotte and Lucy Juliet
Anna Juliet and Beatrix Lucy
Anna Juliet and Jamima Lucy

I'd choose these combos too!

I have a Charlotte no nicknames allowed, her choice, she did get called Charlie bear when very little though.

Lucy - Emma or Sophia or Francesca or Frances
Beatrix - regal name like Cordelia or Mary
Charlotte - nn's unavoidable perhaps... Charlotta?
Anna - love it
Jemima - if you like Jemima then Elina
Juliet - considered other Shakespeare names?
Boys:
Luke - prefer Lucas
James
Joseph
other Biblical names to come to mind are Jacob Daniel Jonathan

Avoid same initial and same sound - you WILL get them muddled up daily.

Dislike Beatrix with that spelling.

Avoid giving them the same initial, especially Lucy and Luke which sound too similar. Also don’t go for Joseph if you don’t like Joe.

Anna and Lucy
James and Luke
Anna and James

Anna and Juliet
Anna and James
James and Luke

Other ideas:
Patrick
Henry
Jasper
Adam
Matthew
Christian

Elizabeth
Chloe
Abigail
Harriet
Serena

My picks from your list would be

2 Girls Beatrix and Juliet
2 Boys Luke and Joseph
1 Girl 1 Boy Beatrix and Luke

Lucy - like
Beatrix - 'beer-tricks', prefer Beatrice
Charlotte (although I don’t like the nn’s) - No
Anna - like
Jemima - like
Juliet - I don't like it being said as Julie-ette, and I don't like Jules

Luke - Luca and Lucas too popular. I much prefer Luke
James - would use
Joseph (although I don’t like Joe) - No.

All the names are nice enough.
I'd avoid matching initials. Luke and Lucy, James and Jemima are too matchy.

My pick would be:
Lucy and Anna (Lucy being the first to be born)
James and Anna (If Anna born first)
Lucy and James (If James born first)
Luke and James (Luke being the first to be born)