Really hope it isn’t an Arthur..

[TeaCoffeeCakeGinWine]

.. the new royal baby that is. I have an Arthur and have watched it grow in popularity over the last few years. There will be bloody billions of Arthurs everywhere if the royals use it.. lighthearted sort of

[FannyHertz]

Hah I know what you mean!

My ds has a classic but underused name (was 33 registered last year) and every time I see someone suggest it on here I want to shout ‘NO!’ Don’t use it!

I think she’s having a girl anyway 😀

[HeyDolly]

I’m hoping it’s not an Arthur too. Am really struggling with boys names and it’s one of the few contenders on my current list!

[frasier]

Ooh friends just called their baby Arthur. It hadn’t occurred to me!

[HeyDolly]

Hopefully this is just the DM writing shite again!

[ILikeMyChickenFried]

Its interesting, the bookies should have no idea about this but they're often pretty right.

[Sophronia]

It might put people off using Arthur as they wouldn’t want people to think they were copying the royals.

[HeyDolly]

That would be my logic Soph but I think George and Charlotte really increased in popularity after Kate & Wills used them.

[KarmaStar]

My granddad name,Arthur,or Art,as he was called,I love the name.

[bbpp]

I'm thinking the same! It's my No.1 boy name for when I eventually have one, and I don't want to look like I'm copying

[megletthesecond]

My grandad was an Arthur. I hope they use it for a boy.

[Lokissister]

Surely they won’t use an ‘eastenders baby’ name?

[Dreamingofkfc]

There are so many Arthur's anyway. I'm a midwife and atm a baby a shift is named Arthur!

[Annabelle4]

I'm pretty sure that George fell in popularity after the birth of Prince George.

[TeaCoffeeCakeGinWine]

Well it’s a boy...

[TeaCoffeeCakeGinWine]

dream when we named ours Arthur it wasn’t really popular at all, we didn’t know of any. Now, it seems to have exploded in popularity! I’m clearly a trendsetter

[Elmersnewfriend]

How old is yours Tea? We are in the same boat... mine is 9!

[Crispbutty]

That was a quick labour by the sounds of it. Arthur was my granddads name so I like it :)

[Orchidflower1]

Yep- wonder if they will put George somewhere in his name despite his older brother just to commemorate St. George’s day?

[Crispbutty]

I bet they wish they hadn’t already used George with it being St George’s Day today !

[Orchidflower1]

I like Arthur too and Albert

[Orchidflower1]

My thoughts crisp!!

[Alltheprettyseahorses]

Oh no! I really hope it isn't an Arthur! I have an Arthur.

he's a cat though

[TeaCoffeeCakeGinWine]

alltheprettyseahorses I’m pretty sure your cat will be horrified if it’s an Arthur or actually, knowing cats, probably just mildly indifferent

[TeaCoffeeCakeGinWine]

Elmers mine’s a similar age to yours. I think it’s something like 30th on the names list now, wasn’t when we picked it

[ILikeMyChickenFried]

I do thibk arthur fits the bill for them OP. A traditional, "royal" name which is becoming trendier....