We should start a Names list for Will and Kate, you know save them a bit of time

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indeed tigerfeet
excellent

i was going for a scottish theme, as this is where they met, isobel/andrew but dont know where the lucy came from

Girl: Margaret Alice affectionatley known as Alice

Boy: Thomas Henry

Earl Spencer (Diana's brother/Will's uncle) and his wife named their daughter, born in July of this year Charlotte, so I think that could potentially put that one off the table. Maybe not, but I suspect they wouldn't want to repeat a family name so soon, even if it is the "other side" of Will's family.

If it is a girl, it won't be Diana, not as a first name, (a) because it's not a traditional royal name and (b) because she'd forever be compared to Diana. William wouldn't want that for his (potential) daughter.

Queen Victoria left one hell of a legacy, and history teaches us she was a formidable monarch, and one wonders if the name is a lot to live up to. If they have a girl first, perhaps this might sway them from the name.

For a girl, my money is on Margaret, after the Queen's beloved sister, or indeed Elizabeth after the Queen. That also honours Catherine and Carole (both have it as their middle name).

For a boy, I think maybe George, or perhaps Alfred.

"Sadly Richard ii and Richard iii were not people you'd name anyone after!)"

I named my first son after Richard III (as did the actor Richard Armitage's parents) and my other children have names connected with Richard III and his immediate family - read Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time" or more recently, Annette Carson's "The Maligned King": 'Richard' deserves a renaissance in the baby-name stakes. (Richard II wasn't as bad a king as is made out, either!)

I suspect for W and K, George will be the name for a boy, possibly Victoria or Alice/Mary for a girl.

Good old scottishmummy :) I really hope they don't pinch a Scottish name at least; it would be terriby faux.

Thanks for the hard hat Glaikit, I think I need it more on the other thread .

No disrespect to hg sufferers; I do understand it's dreadful. But does Kate really have it? Does it strike literally overnight at 6 weeks or so? Maybe it does.

Georgiana or Isabella for a girl; Arthur or Albert for a boy.

How about:

Jessica Barbara or

Christopher Issac?

Alexandra Elizabeth Diana for a girl and George Henry Charles for a boy.

For a girl, Adelaide or Augusta.

For a boy, Albert or George.

I've said before but I'll say it again.... Rylan

Barry for a boy

Jean for a girl

Good solid British names (I think, I may be wrong about Jean)

Not George. That is what this DC is going to be called. I'm due before her and I will be very annoyed if he ends up as one of five in his class because of Wills and Kate.

Absolutely not Jean. Neither are Scots. Or only minutely.

But is there a family tree of Kate's anywhere around on the internet? It would be so good if they could pick a name from her side instead of going for the obvious names from his. That just reinforces the fact that she's perceived to be inferior because of her background and class. I hope they pick a really unusual name for royals from her side. Something much more striking than Princess Carole or Prince Mike. There must be something even more catchy in her history than that.

Surely they can't use Albert? Prince Albert anyone?

Other then that I have no contribution

That's a shame, a friend had a very happy cat called Jean. They also had Mike the reasonably content cat too so Prince Mike would be ok.

Failing that I reckon they should go really retro with Alfred, Harold or Stephen. Or Matilda for a girl.

I had a very quick google while I was making supper but I could only find a Kate family tree where I had to pay. Might have to settle on Mike.

If it's a boy, I think it will be called Arthur...I can feel it in my waters!

Isn't cameron's son called Arthur?

George or David or Alfred for a boy
Elizabeth or Victoria or Helena for a girl

Diana would be magnificent, that would piss everyone off so much.

You know that the Queen gets to veto their choice if she doesn't like it? That's what happened with one of Fergie's original choices.

It won't be:
Jane
Mary
John

They were all tragic monachs (Lady Jane Grey, Bloody Mary etc).

I would be surprised if they used Elizabeth as the current queen is still alive.

Even if they give their DC a particular name, it doesn't mean they'll use it as monach. Charles is rumoured to plan to be King George (as Charles 1 was beheaded and Charles II was a playboy).

Queenie

Why the hell did the queen call him Charles in the first place?

Well, I think what a monach calls themself is up to them.

I'm convinced Caroline is going to be in there somewhere. But equally convinced they're going to go for something 'non-royally', like Emily!So maybe

Sophia Caroline Diana (known as Beth or Libby)

Louis Philip Arthur Michael