To think please not Arthur

[DaveswifeDawn]

It's tipped to be the new prince's name. I know we're all supposed to love old men's names but Arthur is just too awful.

Come on Kate & Will - you know you want to call him Milo or Ryan. Just do it!

Absolutely agree OP. I always think of Olive in 'On the Buses' whingeing 'Arthur!' when I hear the name.

I skimmed the bbc news page earlier and for a moment thought they had called him Lindo Wing. I thought it might have been one of those really posh names pronounced completely differently!

Definitely think Philip will feature as a middle name, perhaps:

Edward Albert Philip
Charles Philip Francis (referencing both grandfathers and his great grandfather & of course Diana had Frances as a middle name too,although the female spelling)
Charles Philip Arthur
Frederick, James and Henry could also feature.

Arthur is lovely and well due a come back!
What are you all saying?!

I don't really care

I like Arthur and Albert also Archie.

Artie would have been farty around here too

Frederick

I think Arthur is 10000000 times better than Ryan!

Arthur was on my list of boys names with Arty as an abbreviation. But DH wasn't keen for a boy. So it's dd's name instead.

They should call him Brian but I think they’ll call him Alexander .

@ 'Brian'

Or Kevin?

They can't call him Alexander or Louis because they used both those excellent names for George.

@Perfectlydone.... Hehe hehe!! Prince Gary, Prince Colin or Prince Percy. Oh OK, maybe not....

Prince Rupert might have worked, but I think Kate has an ex named Rupert.

Don't like Arthur or Albert I don't think either go nicely with George or Charlotte, I prefer Henry (I know it's Harry's name but I just think it fits) Louie or Alfred.

Prince Ruprecht?

Leopold?

What about Aethelred or Beowulf? I think they definitely deserve to have a hat in the ring and are underrated.

I like Arthur. Arthur James or James Arthur.

Or just call him Arfa.

See, I did think maybe Albert (or Bertie) because the connotations completely passed me by. However, now I realise that's just not on I think it will be Arthur, Frederick or Alfred (could still be Freddy rather than a ubiquitous Alfie.)

Obviously I'd have gone Keith, Colin or Kenneth. Possibly Zayne, Kanye or maybe a lovely double-barrel job - Kylo-Blue?

Can they call him Alistair? I think that would be nice.

Severus, or Albus.

I agree over not calling him Arthur. I don't care how much young people today tell me it's back in fashion, its an old man's name. I hope they go for Philip or James, which aren't anywhere near as 'old.'

Philip Albert

Can they choose something more unusual? Thinking Prince Andrew did with Beatrice and Eugenie. Sebastian, Felix, Bartholemew?