Royal baby names Mary 3/1 for a girl

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I'm sure there has been many threads on this already.. read this morning that Mary is the hot favorite for girl & Henry for a boy.
Love Mary hope they use it, Princess Mary nice, fresh & underused, would be nice for Mary to have a comeback. Alice next at 6/1, prefer Mary.

Did William say today it was a ‘strong’ name? I wonder if it will be Alexander? Who was ‘strong’ in the royal family? My impression of them is they are all rather sniveling spoilt types.

Ok, according to the Telegraph, one of the NZ dignitaries at the Anzac service today how about my name, Alexander? William apparently said "funny you should say that."
Then someone else said what about my name, Jerry, to which William replied "that's a strong name."

Augustus has a ring to it.

Hercules. That’s a strong name. Or Irn Bru. Yes, Prince Irn Bru.

Of course he said that. It wouldn't be polite to say "Oh dear, that's a weak name"!

You know, it's so true--when we are thinking about "traditional royal names," the Scottish kings' and queens' names are part of the naming tradition as well as the English ones.

A traditional Scottish royal name like Alexander, Robert or David would be lovely.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5661601/Strongest-clue-Kate-Wills-new-Royal-Baby-Prince-ALBERT.html
Yikes latest predictions is that it will be Albert, please no!!!

Louis Arthur Charles

So if Louis is for Mountbatten and Charles is after grandad, who is Arthur? King with a round table?

Bit of a cop out to use one of George’s middle names but they were clearly stuck! 3rd child syndrome!

Why was Arthur a hot favourite ?

For me Arthur seemed a good choice because it's very middle class which seems to be their thing as with George and Charlotte. They could be names of royalty or call center workers (for example). William and Charles both have Arthur as a middle name and there hasn't been a Prince Arthur as far as I'm aware.

It would have been better than Louis. Louis is a peculiar choice for many reasons. My feeling is that it wasn't either of their preferences but a name they compromised on.

Far too much Louis love in that family based on one man - Mountbatten. Plus Charles already has a step-grandson called Louis. And Uncle Charles Spencer has one - the future Earl Spencer.

And while I would have liked Arthur as the first name, it seems totally wasted as a middle name. Which Arthur is being honoured here? Why do so many royals have it their name? King Arthur????

They should have tipped a nod to the Middleton side with Michael or James or one of Kate's grandfathers.

They should have gone for Henry
I know it’s Harry’s real name but he doesn’t use it. George, Charlotte and Henry would have been perfect and Prince Henry lovely.
I agree - they’ve compromised
He’ll be called Lewis wrongly all the time

Kate's father is Michael ( Francis ) -Michael is a lovely name.
Her grandfathers were Peter Francis and Ronald John James.

I thought William had great admiration for the Middleton family.
Yeah right !

He’ll be called Lewis wrongly all the time

I really don't think he will.

This isn't some random, that nobody's heard of (and heard his name), mixing with people who don't know how to pronounce it correctly.

Dowager - my name is well known and easy to pronounce doesn’t stop people saying it wrong - all the time!
I think they’d chosen Alfred but then could use it because of poor Alfie Evans

Yes, but you're not 5th in line to the throne.

I honestly don't think his name will be mispronounced.

Prince Ronald

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