August???

[Lalliella]

Hmm

@peak2021

There are worse things than having a stupid name. A grandfather who at best condones someone who abuses teenage girls and young women, for a start.

And that’s anything to do with the baby or his parents, because?

we have one in nursery- mom calls him Augy daft name tbh

@CovidCraziness

I think it's a ridiculous name for a boy born in winter (maybe ok ish for a non royal girl born in summer) but I'm in the minority! And anyway, I shouldn't think they care about my views!!!! :)

Perhaps because he wasn’t named after a calendar month?

I like it

Perhaps because he wasn’t named after a calendar month?

Well if they were naming after Augustus, why not name him Augustus? Much more fitting name for a royal I think! Like it or not people associate 'August' with a month!

(Like if you called me jelly, people would associate it with a dessert, even if it was some ancient name for goddess)

Mind your own business. They don’t give a shit about your kids names so why do you about theirs 🙄

I like Augustin or Augustine in French or Spanish but just plain August in English..... well, you can't be ordinary with a name like that.

@Yesmate

Mind your own business. They don’t give a shit about your kids names so why do you about theirs 🙄

Relax.

I looked on Wikipedia after this came up in another thread and there are/were a lot of Estonian Wrestlers called August.

It’s nothing to do with month.
The emphasis is on the second syllable.
Or gust rather than Oorr gst .
August means respected and impressive apparently.

Poor Wean called
August Brooksbank 🤣🤣

@Thomasina79

He can quietly drop it when he is older and tell everyone his name is Phillip.

Why? It's not exactly an embarrassing name.

I'm quite sure Eugenie and her husband couldn't care less what anyone thinks about the name they have chosen to call their son. Why anyone thinks their opinion on this actually matters is beyond me.

I quite like August.

Hawke is fantastic tho!

As a royal he won't need to change himself to fit in. He can be whoever he likes with a strange name and it'll all be fine.

I was watching that show ''Behind her Eyes'' on netflix earlier and interestingly (?! well, to me) I see that Memphis Eve Hewson has changed the name that Bono saddled her with to just Eve Hewson.

@OneFamilyToRuleUsAll

August? Someone says "without it being too out there"? Pretty sure it's too out there and a bit naff even if it's a nod to birthday but hey, it's our beloved Eugenie, so no problems.

And Hawke? Someone seems to be copying MM with an American-sounding name. Archie and August Hawke.

Yeah I said it and yes I'm posting this again. Of course people like the odd names, they aren't MM's child's names. Hypocrites!

You must not know much about "American Sounding Names" if you think Archie is one.

@tofuschnitzel whilst not applicable here, I hope every parent would think about how a name might be abbreviated and also whether or not it makes a child a target for name calling or worse. I'd also hope that a child would not have to be forever telling others such as teachers or other children how their name is spelt, hence my dislike for non-conventional spellings of names.

Eugenie herself had her name fully criticized when she was first named

Well compared to his mothers name I suppose he got off lightly 🤷🏻‍♀️

Certainly wouldn't be my choice, but they seem to have forgotten to ask me!!

@Inthevirtualwaitingroom

Eugenie herself had her name fully criticized when she was first named

Do you not mean when she was born?!

I suspect it's been ongoing her whole life, poor thing.

I like it

I can’t believe everyone is saying Gus is a good strong name! When he starts school it’ll be Gus the Wuss / Wussie Gussie

Awful name for a child.

As I said earlier on this thread it’s like the name of a bird! The lesser spotted August Phillip-Hawk

Dreadful.

I find it odd for a boy. Why not just stick with Augustus?

It’s nothing to do with the month he was born.

I'd much prefer Augustus, Roman names are almost always fab. Not overly keen on Hawke either but I like classical sounding names over modern ones

I think it's great! Augustus possibly would feel more finished but I like it.

I do sort of get the time of year thing though. I was bemused by a colleague calling her December-born baby Summer