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I hope for Alice-a charming,beautiful name with a good sound that also goes well with a "Queen" in front of it
I hope they don't use Diana's name at all, if the child is a girl. There's too many comparisons already between Catherine and her late mother-in-law, the absolute last thing they should do is foist those comparisons on to their newborn child, a child who will be monarch one day. There are far better ways I feel, to honor Diana's legacy and dreams/hopes/aspirations, than to do that. In fact, I'd love it if they chose names that don't reference anyone recent in either of their families. No Elizabeths, no Catherines, no Caroles, nothing like that.
Victoria, Alice, Charlotte, Caroline, Mary, and Alexandra are all names I'd like to see them use. Obviously not every single one of them, since the names usually top out at 3-4, but some combination.
Charlotte Alice Victoria Mary sounds very good to me.
I like that combination you suggested, and while agree that child should have his/her own name and not the name of a living or recently living relative as a first name (Charles, Elizabeth, Diana, etc), I don't think that will happen. For a girl, I see one of the following:
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Alice Elizabeth Diana Caroline (also honors Phillip's mother Alice)
Mary Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Victoria Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Yes, Prince Faisal current wife is called Sara, and one of his daughters is called Sara as well. And in Brunei, the wife of Crown Prince Billah is called Princess Sarah, one day she'll be Queen Sarah! I love that name, but not suited for the Cambridges first baby, maybe as a second child but definately not a first.
I'm wondering on something, can William and Catherine surprise us all with an unique name? I know the British are more traditional and especially with a future monarch's name, but we all said Victoria and Daniel will give a traditional name to their first child and we were all so sure, but in the end they surprised everyone with Estelle
The Gloucesters definitely have been ... creative. Rufus is the most sane name out of that bunch (though to be fair, I don't think Senna is bad and Cosima, though sounding slightly pretentious, could have been worse too).
I can't believe that nobody told them that Senna is a laxative
I can't believe that nobody told them that Senna is a laxative
I'm sure Diana will be in the child's name (if female). I have thought about this and I don't think it will matter either way if they name her or call her Diana. It has taken me quite a while to get over the "Diana Factor". The woman was the father's mother and there is no reason at all for him not to include the name Diana in his child's name.
I don't think anyone in the UK would care at all that Mary is the name of the wife of the Danish Crown Prince or that Victoria is the name of the Crown Princess of Sweden if W & C chose to give a daughter either of those names. It wouldn't confuse us at all.I think the same about Diana & I love all of your name suggestions.They are all very pretty sounding and regal,the only one I would rule out is Mary because there already is a Mary in Denmark who will be Queen after Margarethe abdicated/dies.(Which I hope will be many,many years from now because I appreciate her a lot & wish her a good life with health+happiness.)I would love a name that is not so much in use and stands out from the crowds-a unique,charming,elegant name.
I think the same about Diana & I love all of your name suggestions.They are all very pretty sounding and regal,the only one I would rule out is Mary because there already is a Mary in Denmark who will be Queen after Margarethe abdicated/dies.
99% of the British public probably don't know Princess Mary exists. There's very, very little coverage of foreign royals in the British press, so I can't imagine that the fact that a Danish royal has the same name would bother them.
If I'm wrong and Mary is out because of the Danish princess, then Victoria would be out also. There's even an Elisabeth in Belgium which, if we think William and Kate will avoid names of other future monarchs in Europe, might kibosh Elizabeth too.
Re: Diana as a name for a girl. I genuinely thought neither William nor Harry would dream of giving their future wives Diana's engagement ring. I was truly shocked when it actually happened, so while I doubt that Diana would be a first name, I wouldn't rule it out entirely (less likely if their first child is a girl, as opposed to a second daughter). It'll be in there somewhere, though.
To be honest, I never expected the use of the ring for William's fiancee also but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that William and Harry don't see Diana the way most of the public do. For better or worse, this is their beloved mother and now I'd be really surprised if they did stay away from anything Diana because of "associations" it might bring. Although there hasn't been much publicity of how the boys or the rest of the BRF remembers Diana, I do think that part of their lives are private and they wish it to remain that way.
It very well might be possible that a baby girl will be named Diana. Charles and Diana wanted a girl named Victoria so maybe even Victoria Diana. I'm leaning though towards Will and Kate giving their daughter or son a name unique to his/herself. This baby will be one of the most watched personages as it grows up and deserves to be looked at as unique. This is one reason I kind of like the name Georgianna for a girl. It'll be uniquely hers as Estelle is to Victoria and Daniel's little star.
Spot on, IMO. (And we giraffes know about spots).
I like that combination you suggested, and while agree that child should have his/her own name and not the name of a living or recently living relative as a first name (Charles, Elizabeth, Diana, etc), I don't think that will happen. I am truly certain that Will will honor his mother by using her first name somewhere in the combination. And to not have "Elizabeth" will be seen as a snub that will be commented upon over and over and over and over in ever internet forum ever created, until we are all driven mad. Come to think of it, to not honor Diana would create the same havoc.
For a girl, I see one of the following:
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Alice Elizabeth Diana Caroline (also honors Phillip's mother Alice)
Mary Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Victoria Elizabeth Diana Caroline
Anyone here can be kind to post the special dates in July? Like birthdays and other memorable celebrations? I want to have an idea for possible matching dates.
No, we don't have name days here in the UK. Until I started lurking on TRF and seeing the Swedish name days, I'd never actually heard of such a thing in all honesty. Maybe some people here celebrate it privately, but it's not a nationally recognised concept by any means.
I hope Alice isn't chosen as a first name for a princess. It's sad how the name has been almost hijacked by the 'Twilight' phenomenon. As has Bella/Isabella and Edward to a certain degree.
I don't associate Alice with Twilight, probably because she's a secondary character and not the focus of the story. It's not my top choice, but I do like the name and I can see it working well.
That´s true,only teenage girls associate the name with that films,if there is any connotation for me it would be rather "Alice in Wonderland" which is a fine book if you ask me.I guess you could find an association to popular books/films/songs for every name,so that should be of no importance.
Alice is by far my favourite first name for the Cambridge baby,but I am looking forward to what they will chose,I hope it is not a name that is so overused in royal circles like Elizabeth (just as beautiful as they are,I would not like to have two Queen Mary´s or Two Victorias and after 2 Q Elizabeth that name should get a little rest and be used as a middle name instead!)
Now that we have talked all the name possibilities over and over again...just for the fun of it we could do the opposite and try to find the least possible names!
I will start:
For a boy:
HRH Prince Wotan, Hutch, Garcia, Eowin (Ireland!), Alejandro, Flynn, Huckleberry, Aspen, Blue, Colton (USA),Aiden (very beautiful Gaelic name-to strengthen the ties to that part of the Empire.That might pacify the IRA and make all Irish people proud!)
For a girl:
HRH Princess Titania (Shakespeare!), Britney, Tiffany (or better Cartier?), Lourdes, Cassidy, Ruby, Luna, Rihanna & Shakira for twins! (Bejonce if Catherine happens to have three sweet daughters which is quite unlikely),Daisy......