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The royal family

If you had to name your next child after a royal , who would it be?

119 replies

BeLimeViewer · 03/08/2026 18:30

Charlotte

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StormGazing · 03/08/2026 18:37

Not keen on royal names to be honest. Probably Zara or James

Seashor · 03/08/2026 18:51

My children already have proper Christian names which have been used by royals.
Their names don’t embarrass them, don’t put them in an age bracket, aren’t spelt in a ridiculous way and will take them anywhere.
An I judgey about names? You better believe it! A lot of eye rolling goes on here.

sanityisamyth · 03/08/2026 18:51

Seashor · 03/08/2026 18:51

My children already have proper Christian names which have been used by royals.
Their names don’t embarrass them, don’t put them in an age bracket, aren’t spelt in a ridiculous way and will take them anywhere.
An I judgey about names? You better believe it! A lot of eye rolling goes on here.

This.

Jacobolordy · 03/08/2026 18:53

Louis for boy
Beatrice for girl?

MysteryMachineRidesAgain · 03/08/2026 18:53

Anne.

Pedant61 · 03/08/2026 18:55

Won't be having any kids, but I like most royal names, especially Camilla, Beatrice, Henry, Charles.
They are just classic names.

Likeiloveyou · 03/08/2026 19:01

Edward
Charlotte

DonaldWheresMaTweezers · 03/08/2026 19:03

Assuming you mean a living, British royal, I think Louise for a girl (Lady Louise) and Archie for a boy.

None of them have names I'd choose if not compelled to pick a living British Royal.

Since I'm post menopause it's something of a moot point 😄

fluffydoglove · 03/08/2026 19:07

Zara

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 03/08/2026 19:12

I think George, Charlotte and William are nice names and I wouldn’t mind using one of those. I like Louis as well but it’s a bit too similar to one of my children’s names so I wouldn’t want to use that.

EmpressSisi · 03/08/2026 19:14

Beatrice & James

I’d also consider Charlotte & George. I like Athena as a guilty pleasure but would never use it in real life.

Wonderfulequipment · 03/08/2026 19:27

Adela, Eleanor, Arthur, Alice, Robert - I skew quite medieval!

HelenaWilson · 03/08/2026 19:31

Catherine and Elizabeth are two of my favourite girls' names. I like Alexandra, and Marina is nice and a bit more unusual.

For a boy Charles, William or James - might not be my first choice, but perfectly acceptable.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 03/08/2026 19:32

Athelstan.

I also think it’s quite gender neutral which is nice.

WhitstablePearl · 03/08/2026 19:32

Marina

Funchythesnowwoman · 03/08/2026 19:32

Leonor.

Besidemyselfwithworry · 03/08/2026 19:33

Seashor · 03/08/2026 18:51

My children already have proper Christian names which have been used by royals.
Their names don’t embarrass them, don’t put them in an age bracket, aren’t spelt in a ridiculous way and will take them anywhere.
An I judgey about names? You better believe it! A lot of eye rolling goes on here.

Absolutely agree some names on MN are beyond ridiculous and should be banned when registering births!

ilovepixie · 03/08/2026 19:35

Charlotte
William

ForPinkDuck · 03/08/2026 19:36

Harry or george.

lightningwielder · 03/08/2026 19:36

Beatrice or Camilla

SparkyBlue · 03/08/2026 19:37

Seashor · 03/08/2026 18:51

My children already have proper Christian names which have been used by royals.
Their names don’t embarrass them, don’t put them in an age bracket, aren’t spelt in a ridiculous way and will take them anywhere.
An I judgey about names? You better believe it! A lot of eye rolling goes on here.

I agree with you

UrOutdoors · 03/08/2026 19:41

Swein Forkbeard?
Cnut?

English rather than British kings but still monarchy!

HelenaWilson · 03/08/2026 19:48

Swein Forkbeard?
Cnut?
English rather than British kings but still monarchy!

Kings of England but not English.

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePleaseBarista · 03/08/2026 19:51

Seashor · 03/08/2026 18:51

My children already have proper Christian names which have been used by royals.
Their names don’t embarrass them, don’t put them in an age bracket, aren’t spelt in a ridiculous way and will take them anywhere.
An I judgey about names? You better believe it! A lot of eye rolling goes on here.

Same here, my children all have timeless classic names. I firmly believe a name needs to carry you through many different stages in life and not all names do that with ease.

Cairneyes · 03/08/2026 19:56

I quite fancy Balthazar ( A current prince of Luxembourg!)