Eugenie's second name is Victoria.
I don't think George V liked either name much. The he had two sons born after his grandmother's death, neither of whom he gave the name Albert. It's also said that he's the one who told the then Duke of York (later George VI) that it wasn't necessary to name his first daughter Victoria - it's rather interesting that that daughter, QEII, is named for the 3 Queen Consorts who immediately preceded her (although at the time of her birth it would have been her mother and 2 Queen Consorts). Had they given her a fourth name it likely would have been Victoria, but they deliberately decided not to.
I am hoping for a girl - let's dream, for twin girls. A princess Alexandra Charlotte or two princesses Alexandra and Cecilia (Cecilia like the Queen Mother's mother).
Duke of Keint is Edward and Earl of Wessex is Edward.There's Richard Duke of Gloucester, though. The Royal Family usually keeps away from names that are already in use, doesn't it?
There's Richard Duke of Gloucester, though. The Royal Family usually keeps away from names that are already in use, doesn't it?
I personally think that with the exception of Elizabeth and Philip (and perhaps Henry), we can count out the names used within the close royal family. So no Charles, Camilla, Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie, Edward, Sophie, Louise, James or Anne as a given name.
I am hoping for a girl - let's dream, for twin girls. A princess Alexandra Charlotte or two princesses Alexandra and Cecilia (Cecilia like the Queen Mother's mother).
Will the way she carries determine what name you select?Im reserving names until I see her belly
Will the way she carries determine what name you select?
Will the way she carries determine what name you select?
How about Isa-Belly... it's rather regal.
Womb-helmina? Tummy-sina? Bump-arella?
I really love Charlotte for a girl. For a boy, perhaps Albert? Seems it has been awhile since we had one of those.
Womb-helmina? Tummy-sina? Bump-arella?
And my all time favorite.... Gutilla BreakWindsor.
Well in my family I have an uncle called Nicohlas and cousin called Nicohlas. They are father and son. The father is called Nick and the son is called Nicohlas.
George VI wasn't the elder son, so his having the name Arthur wasn't part of the pattern.
If I'm correct (and I could have misread) every British prince or princess descended from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert born in Victoria's lifetime had either "Albert" or "Victoria" in their name except for their daughters Princess Alice and Princess Louise (the latter who had "Alberta" in hers). There were other British princes and princesses born in that time frame, but they were of the Hanoverian line, and didn't have either of the names. This is completely a tradition - I think two names being used more than 30 times in 3 generations counts as a tradition. It stopped almost immediately though; Prince George, Duke of Kent was born the year after Queen Victoria died and didn't have the name.
I kind of think the contemporary Arthur/Albert pattern is not necessarily a static tradition like the Albert/Victoria one so much as naming children after people. There are people and historical figures you can connect to each of Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward's names. Some of these same names repeat in William and Harry's names - I kind of think William got his middle names from his father (Arthur), grandfather (Philip), and father's mentor (Louis), while Harry got his names from his father (Charles) and great-grandfather (Albert). George in turn gets a name from his grandfather (George) and father (Louis).
Based on George's name, I would predict that this child - boy or girl - is going to get the name of a previously reigning monarch that isn't in use right now regardless of gender, and two other names that reoccur in the family but aren't necessarily obvious choices.
Nicohlas ? You mean Nicholas or Nicolas.
Nicolas is not a Name for a royal Baby.