Boys and girls lists:

[scatterpuss92]

Not finding out the sex of bump so hoping for opinions on two lists please:

Girls:

Belle
April
May
Zelda
Maya/Maia
Destiny (worried this could be a bit of a marmite name)
Esmeralda, ( Possibly more a middle name)

Boys:

Deano
Zayden
Jay
Jamal, ( is this acceptable as we are both white British ?)
Zack

I realize a lot of these names are either "love or hate," so honestly won't be offended by honesty.

[Gingerjv]

I like Zack and Belle

[Pangaea]

Oh gosh, made it to the end of the thread! Congratulations!

[Pangaea]

Haha OP, my grandads name is Barry Arnold Surname

[sisterofmercy]

I am so glad you didn't go with Zelda for the same reasons as NumanoidNancy. That puppet bloody terrified me as a kid. I wasn't even a little kid. In fact she still gives me the willlies.

I quite like Zayna Maia. Congrats!

[Squirm]

Zelda is brilliant

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Congratulations!

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

Aw wow, congratulations!!

[scatterpuss92]

Just to say, despite being due on 2nd August, baby Zayna Maia made an early appearance yesterday. Felt right as soon as we saw her :) Thanks for all the help people

[NumanoidNancy]

Bloody hell I'm glad you got rid of zelda as a choice. Ckearly you have never seen the kids programme Terrahawks..
(Basically an especially evil version of that Shirley off Eastenders)

[Dazoo]

I mention the accent bit as I live surrounded by Spaniards who speak English with crap accents.

[Dazoo]

I like April Esmeralda but I don't think Zaydon is even a name, it sounds like a comic book planet to me (and satan if said in a crap Spanish accent)

[RiverTam]

Zane Arnold Barry is brilliant!

[PresidentSpreadable]

Love this thread. Little to add, except that Zadon sounds like one of the Noble gases, and Zaidon would be forever having to spell his name out.

Irrelevant now, but using a name like Jamal when you are both white, could be setting your child up for a lifetime of having his job applications discarded at cv sifting stage, there are still a lot of ignorant racists out there.

[MerryMarigold]

How about Avril? It's more of a name and less of a month (for an August baby).

I always liked Zinedine Zidane's name! I think if you really love it, Zayden is ok. You have been a good sport and sound like a very likeable person which will probably endear people to whichever name you choose.

But it's fine not to have names sorted this far in advance. You may wobble and change anyway. I had names sorted for my twins from about 4 months pregnant to 36 weeks (i had them at 37 weeks). Then major wobble and threw them out. They went nameless for a bit after they were born. I just can't imagine them with the original names I picked, to be honest.

[PunkAssMoFo]

Zane Arnold Barry is the best combo IMO.

April is nice (but a bit odd in august!).

[WowserBowser]

Agree with Legion

I also think you've been a very good sport on here op. Loads would have seen their arse by now.

If you like Zaydon so much, use it. It's not totally out there.

[Legionofboom]

Have you posted on a variety of other forums to see what reaction you get there?

I only ask because MN is not necessarily representative of how everyone would react to your name choices.

[scatterpuss92]

So would Zain Barry be a bit better, love Zadon, but I wouldn't want this reaction to my child's name everywhere i went lol

[rachel234]

April Esmeralda is lovely.

From the 3 boys options, I'd choose Zayden. Think this spelling is the most intuitive. Could nickname Zane.

[gymboywalton]

in think you should spell it J-A-M-E-S

[Heels99]

It must be the hormones...

[FellReturneth]

April Esmerelda is lovely but I'm sorry OP, the boy's name is seriously, seriously awful. Don't say you didn't ask.

[MerryMarigold]

How about Zeydon?

I'd spend the next 2 months cracking the boys name.

[manicinsomniac]

April Esmeralda is lovely.

I think I would spell it Zayden