As I understand it Zenouska was made up. It was something to do with some rock star who had a band called "Eno"- or perhaps his name was Eno, and the "ouska" was just a Russian sounding ending. I'm sure thtat Marina announced this when she was bourn...
I seem to remember reading in a bio of Pss Alexandra that she had said that she liked the unusual name.. and the writer saying "what else could she say?"
I did not say that all these names were made up, I said they were unusual. Did not know that Davina's husband was Maori, as I thought he was from Australia and that the names reflected Native Australian culture. (I don't like the term aboriginal and I don't know what the politically correct term is).
Zara was certainly an unusual name for a royal, and I believe that Anne chose it deliberately to indicate that she didn't think of her children as royals.
The Earl of Ulster 's 2 children also have unusual names, Xan and Cosima. the earl of St Andrews' 3 have traditional names, Marina Charlotte, Amelia and Edward,
Lady Helen Taylor has 2 sons called Columbus and Cassius, again unusual.. but Lord Nicholas's 3 sons have traditional names, Albert, Louis and Leopold.
I seem to remember reading in a bio of Pss Alexandra that she had said that she liked the unusual name.. and the writer saying "what else could she say?"
I did not say that all these names were made up, I said they were unusual. Did not know that Davina's husband was Maori, as I thought he was from Australia and that the names reflected Native Australian culture. (I don't like the term aboriginal and I don't know what the politically correct term is).
Zara was certainly an unusual name for a royal, and I believe that Anne chose it deliberately to indicate that she didn't think of her children as royals.
The Earl of Ulster 's 2 children also have unusual names, Xan and Cosima. the earl of St Andrews' 3 have traditional names, Marina Charlotte, Amelia and Edward,
Lady Helen Taylor has 2 sons called Columbus and Cassius, again unusual.. but Lord Nicholas's 3 sons have traditional names, Albert, Louis and Leopold.
There was no way WK were naming their child something so unroyal. Especially after George. Olivia may be OK for Pippa or a friend but not for the future 2nd in line. WK kids will all have boring/traditional overtly royal names. The most we can hope if a 3rd, they go back further and at least choose something not over used. There are a few Middleton names that fit, but I doubt it, other than Mary but again a too boring and common used, no surprise.
Why?? I don't know what matter if Nicholas in Sweden and Denmark. One thing if you have close family who used it. Not a fan of heirs having similar names but that isn't an issue with the new generation : Leonor, Elisabeth, Christian, Estelle, Catharina-Amalia, Ingrid-Alexandra and George. Only close will be if Guillaume has no kids and Amalia is heir, but Felix didn't know that. Oh and Jacques. 
The Hanoverians showed their German roots.George I was George Ludwig (he and his 6 siblings all had double). Both his kids, George Augustus and Sophia Dorothea did. George II had Frederick Louis, George William, William Augustus, the girls had 1. Fred had Augusta Frederica, Edward Augustus, Elizabeth Caroline, William Henry, Henry Frederick, Louise Anne, Frederick William and Caroline Matilde (only George III didn't). George III had Frederick Augustus, William Henry, Edward Augustus, Augusta Sophia, Ernst Augustus, Augustus Frederick, Adolphus Frederick, Sophia Matilda, Victoria had Albert Edward. Her son followed, only double for eldest Albert Victor. It ended with them though Margaret was often Margaret Rose.
