"Royal" name and surname?

[Jiffybag]

Have NCed for this as v identifying.

What would you think of a name which has (historical) royal connections?

E.g.
Catherine Howard
Jane Grey
Henry Tudor?

We love the name concerned but would it just be too cheesy to have the name of a former king or queen?!

Well, all 3 of the ones you've listed either came to a sticky end or were horrible, so I think it would depend very much which historical Royal it was, TBH....

Just to be clear -- the royal bit is just an unfortunate coincidence. We love the name but...

So Charles Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Windsor?

Jane Seymour has done alright.

Ooh, got it in one tarty.

Got it! Charles (or James) Stuart?

Oh now that might be odd. Considering the contemporary nature of it.

Anyway, ok or not?? A lifetime of embarrassment threatens unborn dc... (I'm talking myself out of it...)

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(I was joking about Charles Windsor btw. It's a historic name.)

It's reasonable to assume that he'll share a name with the reigning monarch while a child. But a slightly republican rendering. I'm not sure I would.

Oh god confused now.
So it's Charles Stuart?

Sorry!
I'm trying not to spell out my actual name on here. And also not be too annoying!

It's not Windsor. It's along the lines of the examples in the OP. I can't really be more specific but I think I'm talking myself out of it anyway...

You can't say. Is consider the fate of the original though.

Yes. Agreed. Silly idea.

It's hard for us to advise if you can't say what it is, but on the basis you are already having second thoughts I would have to say no - don't do it.

A lot of royal names have variants in other European languages, eg Charles -Carl or Elizabeth-Isabelle. You could cast around to see if your chosen name has a language version that you like.

If it's an obvious connection, don't do it.

Thanks all.

I'm expecting a DS in the next few weeks and our surname is King, so I have a very similar problem to the OP. For me it rules out the male royal names which is a shame, as George, William etc are the sort of names I prefer. (I know some consider them boring names).

If this is the Kate Windsor one, I would say don't do it - go with Arabella!

Just do it OP, you won't be the first, or the last. Your baby, your call. 😀

Took me a while to realise you were giving examples and not actually going to call your child Henry Tudor 😂
Well you can't help your surname so just pick whatever first name you like ! I know a few people with famous names !

Why saddle a baby with a name that will always be associated with someone else?

It didn't do (actress) Jane Seymour any harm.