Victoria and Albert?

[pizzanoodle]

Hello!

We are expecting a baby boy and is trying to decide on a name.

One of the choices is Albert which we both love as a name.

The slight complication is that our beloved daughter is named Victoria.

What do you think about the association with V&A (Victoria and Albert museum)?

Is it crazy to name him Albert in this case?

Opinions much appreciated!

A loved you couple not brother and sister spring to mind. Albie would be nice

Erm no. I wouldn’t name siblings Romeo and Juliet, or Robin and Marian, or Cixtoria and Albert. Because being named after a famous couple is gross for siblings.

Honestly get some more imagination. Plenty of other great names out there. Maybe have a look at the riyals family tree for inspiration as clearly you like classic names. Alexander? Louis? George?

You do know that the museum was named after a Royal pair, don’t you?

If I encountered a Victoria and an Albert I’d think the parents were weird or pretentious.

absolutely not - they were famous lovers and a devoted couple. I would imagine 99% of people would immediately think of Queen Victoria and Albert as soon as the two names were said. Sorry!

Very weird to name siblings after a famously passionate couple with 9 children

I think Victoria and Albert are too much.

Assuming this is real.

Wilbur? Alfred?

There is nothing wrong with this combination, providing you can cope with the occasional comment about being named after after a Queen and he husband, or the V&A museum.

It would be like calling your children Charles and Diana or Harry and Megan.
Don't do it.

I think it is odd to name siblings after a couple. Especially as there’s been so many films/ documentaries about how passionate their marriage was.. feels icky to me.

I wouldn’t as if I was one of them I’d be uncomfortable that we had the names of a famous couple.

Not too sure if this is serious, but my first thoughts were, the Waterfront.

But then I am from Cape Town.

I wouldn't either but also what if you had a number 3?
What would you call them then?

Thank you very much for the posts everyone! Your comments are very helpful and we'll definitely be carefully considering things!

Just don't do it. Albert is an awful name anyway. Victoria is my name and I would t have thanked my parents for calling a brother Albert!

What everyone else has said.

It's not just that they were a married couple, but that they are so famously a highly sexed couple!

Incredibly weird for siblings. 😬

Don't use Albert, it's become ridiculously common.
Victoria is lovely and underused.

It really depends if you want to hear "Oh, like Queen Victoria and Prince Albert?" likely from the majority of people whenever you first introduce them together. It's a pretty obvious link as the names are often said together. It's hardly a bad link - it just depends on whether such comments would annoy you. If it would then maybe Alfred or Robert instead?

Yes, and that!

Terrible together. Please don't!!
Both lovely individually though.