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New royal baby name.

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Montsti · 04/09/2017 10:34

So with the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her 3rd child, what are your thoughts on baby names? I know it's early days...

Alexandra

Or

Frederick

For me...

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Lolly34h · 04/09/2017 17:37

It will be Alice or Albert after George the 6th. His real name was Albert and they have to honour Williams great grandfather at some point. I also called it right on George and Charlotte lol

EmmyInTheSticks · 04/09/2017 17:38

I don't think they'll go at all vintage or retro. They play it very straight.

Alice or Louis.

TurquoiseOwI · 04/09/2017 17:39

@EmmyInTheSticks - definitely won't be Louis...

PinkFlamingo888 · 04/09/2017 17:40

Elizabeth or Arthur I think

SleepingStandingUp · 04/09/2017 17:49

Princess Persephone is where its at then Prince Peregrine for her brother

EmmyInTheSticks · 04/09/2017 18:06

Frederick is used by the Prince of Denmark - will that matter?

Would they want Prince Albert because of the piercing...

Alfred i.e. Alfie is possibly common.

Arthur maybe.

ContinuingPrim · 04/09/2017 18:07

One of Queen V's daughters was Helena, so that, possibly?
Queen Victoria's first name was actually Alexandrina, apparently, which I quite like. I doubt they would use it though.
Boys-no idea. James is a possibility.
I think they don't use names of living relatives as first names.

FizzyGreenWater · 04/09/2017 18:16

Caroline, or possibly Cuadrilla, in order to show their support for the fracking industry.

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 04/09/2017 18:20

Caroline is already a 'royal' name - Caroline of Ansbach was married to George II - so perfectly usable. I like Helena and Maud is available too, but really old-fashioned sounding. Having said that, we were shocked when Fergie dragged up the names Beatrice and Eugenie!

NapQueen · 04/09/2017 18:21

Alice Margaret Caroline
Arthur Henry James

SuburbanRhonda · 04/09/2017 18:26

@Kierans

SuburbanRhonda - is that supposed to be funny?

Yes - hence the grin.

SeasideBay · 04/09/2017 18:28

Keith Grin

TakeAnadin · 04/09/2017 18:30

Princess Barbie
Magneto

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 04/09/2017 18:32

More:
Girl -Sophia, Jane
Boy - Christian

Hulababy · 04/09/2017 18:32

Alice and Arthur/Albert are current favourites apparently. So probably none of them in the end.

They've already used: George Alexander Louis and Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. So they are out too.

I reckon a previous royal name but more likely from William's great grandparents reign or before. So:

Victoria
Alexandra
Mary
Matilda
Jane
Anne

Alfred/Frederick
Richard
John
Oliver

Applesandpears56 · 04/09/2017 18:32

Frederick or Arthur

With Albert as a middle name

Alice or something very different like Sophia or Mary

I don't think they'll go for Victoria as Catherine has grown up with my generation where it's seem as a bit of an ugly overall name and Vicky will not be royal enough as a nn

Hulababy · 04/09/2017 18:33

Though I do actually prefer Alice, Albert and Arthur.

EmilyDickinson · 04/09/2017 19:01

I don't think that they will use Caroline. Don't both Charlotte and Caroline derive from Charles?

TallulahBetty · 04/09/2017 19:03

Henry after his uncle. Or Alice/Victoria.

CoolCarrie · 04/09/2017 19:05

James or Victoria

VanillaSugar · 04/09/2017 19:10

Ullyses Hercules Pericles BeesKnees

VanillaSugar · 04/09/2017 19:11

Emma Dale

Corey Street

Holly Oaks

Eee Stenders

PenguinsAreAce · 04/09/2017 19:13

Alice or Mary
Peter or Albert

I reckon it'll be a girl, so Alice.

I also got George and Charlotte both right.

Glumglowworm · 04/09/2017 19:24

Alice Mary Victoria

James Albert Henry

Applesandpears56 · 04/09/2017 19:28

Frederick (Freddie) Albert Henry
Alice Mary Caroline