Boy/girl twins

[Ansiel]

DH and I are expecting boy/girl twins in the summer. We are having a little bit of a rough time picking names.
For the boy we really like simple classic names such as

• Alex
• James
• Henry
• Harry
• Max

For the girl we still like classics but want them to have a very sweet/pretty/soft look, sound a feel such as

• Bella
• Anna
• Pippa

So far no two names feel right, I like Bella and James best, DH prefers Anna and Max but not sold on either.

We are open to less common names as long as they aren’t too out there.

Our surname is Stone - any ideas?

Il like pippa and max

As you both like the same style, could you pick your favourite boy’s name and your husband pick his favourite girl’s name or vice versa?

All beautiful names btw, my choice from your lists would be James & Anna! Congrats.

Love James, Henry, Max and Anna. Short, simple, classic names. The others feel a bit like nicknames to me , so don’t feel quite as classic imo ( I suppose technically Max is a nn too but few people use Maximilian so… I’ll allow it🤣).

I think Anna works well with James, Henry or Max ( I especially love it with James) but other girl ideas:

Rose/Rosa
Alice
Eve/Eva
Sophie
Clara
Sarah/Sara
Laura or Lara
Nina ( maybe not classic enough?)
Stella (too much with Stone? - very alliterative and memorable)
Julia ( too many syllables?)
Lydia ( ditto?)

I like all of your boys names, and I love Anna from your girls names.

Nice combinations with Max (my fave of your boys names)-
Max and Anna
Max and Clara
Max and Lily
Max and Ivy
Max and Alice
Max and Lucy
Max and Layla
Max and Freya

More girls ideas
Mabel
Maisie
Iris
Lila
Nina
Zoe
Ruby
Elsie
Milly
Ella
Evie
Libby

More boys ideas
Arthur
George
Ted / Edward
Joseph
Louis
Toby
Sebastian
Rory
Jacob
Oscar

Aww I have a James and Belle 😍 nothing else to add!

We called our girls Hanna and Ava

All good names but both Max and James kind of run into Stone. Maxtone. Jamestone.

I like Anna best by a mile and it works well as two syllable. Bella is ok.

Leo is lovely and good with Stone.

I really like Anna and it goes well with your surname... but query whether you'd like to be "A Stone".

Ezra and Emma
Flint and Millie

Olive
June (if born in June)
Summer
Hazel
Violet (Lottie)
Isolde
Clemency (Clemmie)
Ottilie
Lilac
Ettie
Mercy
Joy
Perdie
Margaret (Peggy)

Percy
David
Michael
Monty
Rafferty
Raife
Stanley
George
Noah
Felix

For a one syllable surname a two or three syllable given name works best. Agree Max and James don’t work with Stone.
Clara & Harry

Jem and Opal

Out of your list James and Pippa

But you may like...

John
Louis
Eric
Matthew
Timothy
Toby
Daniel
Nicholas
Joshua
Dylan

Philippa
Mable
Francesca
Georgina
Cassandra
Tina
Elizabeth
Marilyn
Abigail
Poppy

I love Anna. And I love all your boy name choices. I think I’d pick Anna and James or Anna and Henry.

Anna and Henry

i agree that James doesn’t work well with your surname, sounds like James tone

Instantly thought - Alexander and Pippa.

I don’t really like matchy twin names and love the both of these!

As said Stone needs a longer name..at least two syllables if not 3 . And because its quite a plain name l would go for something a bit less plain.
What about Annabel Stone..has both names
Or Abigail
Or Elizabeth
Or Harriet
Boys
Cameron Stone
Or Matthew
And Alexander Stone is a great name..obviously not with Annabel!!

Henry and Anna ❤️

Henry and alice
james and clara
edward and florence
harry and eliza
george and elsie
arthur and nancy
leo and ivy
max and ruby
charles and anna
Freddie and pippa

Alex and Sasha

James and Sasha

Max and ruby

Alex and Sasha are both diminutives of the same names so I think it would be weird. People may think you had named your twins Alexander and Alexandra (makes me think of Enid blyton books)

I actually think Alexander and Annabel work well together (Anna and Alex) as long as you don’t mind same first initial

Hi @Ansiel i think you have a good choice of names. I like Alex and Anna the best. Beautiful names.

Congratulations!

James and Anna - perfect.