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Harry and Megan have just announced their new baby's name.

What's everyone's thoughts?

[quote Armi]@CokeDrinker

I imagine it’ll just be a coincidence then, that it’s the Queen’s private family nickname too.[/quote]
@Armi I'm not doubting it is a nod to the Queen, just saying that it is not the 'made up name' everyone is saying it is.

I think it’s awful.

I thought Harry wanted to move away from the royal family and start a new life in the US?

Why would they pick names so intertwined with the royal family?

@Roussette

He used to call her 'cabbage' not Lilibet.

I think Lilibet was from childhood or something

I think it is what Prince Phillip called her, it just didn’t come from him, it was a family nickname from childhood.

It IS a real actual name, I know two Lillibets (double l, mind), one in their 50s, the other 62 - neither live in the UK and neither are named after the Queen (yep I asked). Just because you haven't heard of it outside the Queen doesn't mean it isn't a "real name".

I think that is the third time you have posted that. Did you just cut and paste? The fact that it is an actual name is irrelevant in this context.

I like Lili but not alongside Archie as it sounds too the same ending wise. Not that I can talk as two of my dc have the same sounding letter at the beginning of their names, and two of theirs names end in A.

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Lovely news, and a lovely new baby for them. Why say anything negative when you just don't have to?

@Allmyarseandpeggymartin

I think it’s awful.

I thought Harry wanted to move away from the royal family and start a new life in the US?

Why would they pick names so intertwined with the royal family?

I wondered about this as well.

just saying that it is not the 'made up name' everyone is saying it is

‘Everyone’ is not saying that. Literally a handful of posters have said that.

I know that this is going to astonish some people, but all names are made-up.

H&M clearly state on their published announcement that their intention and reason for the chosen name is because if is a family nickname of the Queen - the family they've been publicly trashing.

Peculiar.

H&M announcement on Twitter doesn't say they chose the name because it's a popular name in US or because M has a relative called Lillie (let's face it if that Lillie was alive then M wouldn't be talking to her anyhow...).

Peculiar.

Best i don't give my opinion, i would only get deleted and a stern e-mail from hq

Prince Philip did call the Queen Lilibet as well as cabbage. From the BBC report:

“The Queen's late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, also called her by the nickname, and wrote to his mother-in-law after their wedding: "Lilibet is the only 'thing' in the world which is absolutely real to me."

@Andylion

It IS a real actual name, I know two Lillibets (double l, mind), one in their 50s, the other 62 - neither live in the UK and neither are named after the Queen (yep I asked). Just because you haven't heard of it outside the Queen doesn't mean it isn't a "real name".

I think that is the third time you have posted that. Did you just cut and paste? The fact that it is an actual name is irrelevant in this context.

@Andylion I am replying to posters who claim it is a made up name, and there have been a few who have made that claim. Is that okay with you?

That's ridiculous as a registered name! It's like christening your child Sweetiekins.

It’s not a nod to the Queen. It’s an announcement that they are best mates, which I find highly unlikely, (but life is always full of surprises.)

If I were cynical, I might suggest that the implied continued intimacy with HMQ would go down well with those that H&M wish to make lots of money from. However, I’m sure no-one would be that cynical about the naming of their child. Surely.

@Roussette

He used to call her 'cabbage' not Lilibet.

I think Lilibet was from childhood or something

He could have called her both Cabbage and Lilibet. Anyone who watched PP's funeral knows the Queen signed the card with the flowers on his coffin with Lilibet.

@Words

Golly, I hope they asked permission - otherwise a very bold move, I would say.

' Lili ' is an idiosyncratic spelling, and in that usage, is often hyphenated : Lili-Mae, Lili- Jo, Lili- Marie etc. Clearly that would be an unfortunate option here, given the middle name.

It goes perfectly with Archie Harrison.

Lili is the Welsh spelling. It's not an idiosyncratic spelling at all.

(let's face it if that Lillie was alive then M wouldn't be talking to her anyhow...).

The relative in question was on her mother's side, so you are probably wrong.

Beautiful name

Jayzus

Lili is a frequently used spelling in the US, where hyphenated names are not used much, and not disparaged if they are.

Trying too hard. If she's going to be called lily, just name her lily then. It's a name of its own. I get the Diana bit, but lilibet is really trying too hard. Maybe they are close to changing their minds again and want to be royals? Hard to know with these two.

Insensitive. Probably caused the Queen extra stress with their OW interview, when her husband was very ill. I’m happy for them - let’s just hope there’s less media focus on them from the UK press now, and they take a (very long) break from doing any further ‘trash the RF’ interviews. They need to focus on the future, and not continually refer to the past.

'If I were cynical, I might suggest that the implied continued intimacy with HMQ would go down well with those that H&M wish to make lots of money from'

Hmm. I bet Oprah et al approve.