Twins - Bella and Clara or Charlotte and Madeleine

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DH and I have 5 day old baby girls, twins. We thought their names would come to us naturally but we haven’t found that to be the case.

We love Bella and Clara and we think these names suit them but are worried Bella feels more nicknamey than full name. We don’t like Isabelle/Isabella, Annabel or Arabella.

We also like Charlotte and Madeleine but we just aren’t as sold on either of the names, we do love Lottie and Maddie though.

We also had
Pippa
Amelie
Emma
Leonora
Adeline

On our list

Personally I love Emma and Clara together but DH is worried Emma is a little plain though he does like the name. DH is a fan of Amelie.

Any thoughts here? It’s so tricky to pick names!

Gabriella now thats not something I'd have thought off, but its stunning, and I really struggle with girls names.

Charlotte and Madeline. Have similar vibes. Both have opportunities for shortening.

Annabel is lovely. Could use Bella or Anna as nicknames maybe?

I love Anna, Clara, Charlotte and Madeleine. (also really like Lottie but not a fan of Maddie)
Emma is also really nice.
I think a combination of any would be lovely, I wouldn't feel you have to go either 2 short or 2 long. I also feel Anna and Annie are different names.

Have you not seen the more recent programmes? International names and female characters.

Nope, I have a vague memory of a pink train, but i can't remember her name. Youngest is beyond Thomas but it seemed to disappear between oldest 15 and youngest 9 when they were at the right age for it

Charlotte and Madeline definitely

Congratulations on your twin girls! I have twin girls too. Personally I love Emma and Clara, funnily enough both names were on my short list for my twins. I don't think Emma is plain at all, it's lovely. I also love Amelie...that name was also on my short list!

You're going to be saying the two names together a lot over the next 18 years at least - I think Bella and Clara merge a bit uncomfortably ("bellarunclara") and they sound like bookends to one another, whereas Charlotte and Madeleine are of the same ilk without sounding like a complementary pair, if that makes sense.

I'm loving Charlotte and Gabriella as a pair.
Charlotte can become Charlie or Lottie
Gabriella also has a few options Gabby, Ella, Briel,