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A month to go.....the royal baby name

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MortifiedAdams · 09/06/2013 21:57

A few people have suggested Diana will be in there if its a girl but I disagree, though Spencer might make a.nice MN for a boy.

I think Margaret Alice or George Spencer.

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Hassled · 16/06/2013 20:04

We haven't had a James for a while, and it's a good name.

I do think they'll pick a name with a precedent - so none of this new-fangled nonsense. Ann? Eleanor - wife of Henry II?

Yellowtip · 16/06/2013 20:00

It will be Charles or James or Edward or some other name perceived as upper middle class/ traditional. It is supposed to be a boy, isn't it?

Yellowtip · 16/06/2013 19:58

But the line isn't direct mathanxiety in fact it's really quite oblique. There are other direct descendants to the Stuart kings still living (albeit two wedding ceremonies missing :)).

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 16/06/2013 19:51

Albert or Elizabeth

ajandjjmum · 16/06/2013 19:30

Isn't Edward's son called Louis? Doubt they'd want another one in the same generation?

AnotherLovelyCupOfCoffee · 16/06/2013 18:57

Yes! That is a Catholic name so I don't think the Royal family would pick it.

mathanxiety · 16/06/2013 16:58

An Oliver was responsible for the decapitation of one of this baby's ancestors so I would rule that out.

OfficialSweetieMonitor · 16/06/2013 10:25

Frances (Diana's middle name)

She'd have to be a lady, not a princess though! )

howardbear · 16/06/2013 10:15

was just talking about this yesterday and I said I thought it would be charlotte for a girl, which seems a popular choice with people on here, so im going to have another go and say;-

charlotte OR harriet for a girl

oliver OR alexander for a boy!

doyouwantfrieswiththat · 16/06/2013 00:10

Sanjay (pronounced StJohn ) if it's a boy, William has Indian connections according to The Mail (so it must be true).

AnotherLovelyCupOfTea · 15/06/2013 23:40

my son has mild autism, and he could rule a country for sure. he'd prefer to rule the entire world but he might settle for a country.

Deaf or blind is still in sound mind isn't it, so, that wouldn't impede being sovereign. ('d imagine, who knows? )

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MortifiedAdams · 15/06/2013 23:36

It might sound morbid but I have to ask.....what would be the situation if their firstborn was disabled? Or severely autistic? Deaf or blind?

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nutella81 · 15/06/2013 21:19

I think Victoria or James, but I'm convinced it's gonna be a girl.

A few people earlier mentioned Henry, but as that's Harry's actual name I doubt they'd use it.

It's a bit sad, but I'm quite excited about the new arrival!

DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 14/06/2013 10:15

The thing about Adelaide though, is that she wasn't actually Adelaide. Personally, I am ruling it out.

It always amazes me how superstitious people still are. Grin In this day and age, 'n all...

I believe QEII called Charles Charles, with the full intention of his using it. So what if previous Charles' befell not great fates?! Seriously, so what? It doesn't actually mean anything.

It's this sort of nonsense that annoys me when people write off names like Claudia or Cecily. They need to cop on, IMVHO. Wink

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MortifiedAdams · 14/06/2013 06:43

hmmm....I would buy a blue buggy for either, im.sure lots of people wpuld.

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EMUZ · 14/06/2013 02:48

Didn't they buy a blue bugaboo? I'm sure I read that somewhere. Obv I know gender neutral and all that but...

amazingmumof6 · 14/06/2013 01:55

Jordan?Grin

KittenofDoom · 14/06/2013 00:21

I don't agree that either is "unusable". They are not unique names.

BreathingLessons · 13/06/2013 22:08

I think Diana is like Marilyn now. Virtually unusable

rowtunda · 13/06/2013 22:03

Girl - Charlotte
Boy - george

KittenofDoom · 13/06/2013 14:14

I'm not convinced that royal babies spark off a flood of namesakes. There was no deluge of Beatrices or Eugenies (I did think Beatrice might take off back then, but it's taken 25 years ...). William and Harry were quite popular at the time anyway, as is James. Has Louise enjoyed much of a revival? Don't think so. And although not a baby thing, it always surprised me that Diana never shot up the name charts.

siluria · 13/06/2013 13:35

Alice, because I'm having a baby in August and she's going to be called Alice, and I bet a pound to a penny that I'll spend the rest of DD's life saying 'no! no! she's not named after the royal baby, it's just a coincidence ...'

mathanxiety · 13/06/2013 05:18

Adelaide in Australia was named after the wife of William IV. It wasn't a name made up in Australia.

MalenkyRusskyDrakonchik · 13/06/2013 00:20

I think they should go for the good old traditional ones.

Hawise for a girl, or maybe Jacquetta.

bouncingbelle · 13/06/2013 00:15

My guesses are:

Madeleine Elizabeth Diana Caroline

Arthur Philip Michael Louis