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Queen Linda Louise Elizabeth Diana Caroline Alexandra; six names, has a certain royal ring to it!
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What about Clemence if the baby is a girl?
I don't understand why people persistently think that William and Catherine are gonna give their child a modern name or a "name out of the ordinary". I'm a bit of a name geek myself, and over at nameberry, I've heard as ridiculous suggestions as Imogen, Aurora, Vivienne, Jamison eek and Alister. Let's be realistic; they're naming a future British King or Queen, not a fairytale Prince or Princess. I'm 99.9% certain that they wont pull a Victoria and Daniel and name their baby something completely untraditional.
Amelia is a possibility, but Ethan will definitely not be chosen.How about:
Amelia
Ethan
Ethan is a Biblical name but I don't know where in the scriptures.
I have asked several times but have yet to get an explanation as to what is considered a "modern" name, aside from Blue Ivy, Brooklyn, Lemon or Apple. What exactly do you consider modern names, especially when this child could be a future monarch of the UK?
I get how Louise isn't typical in modern times (and I would think it's unlikely to be the name, as that's the name of Edward's daughter), but how is Philip out dated?
Let's put it this way...every Philip and Louise I know are over the age of 45.
Blue Ivy, Apple aren't what I consider modern at all...those names are really tacky, but they get away with it cause their celebs.
I think a modern name with a traditional hint would be something like Charlotte, Alexander, Jonathan, Alexandria, Taylor, Victoria (although they can't use that name), etc. Just not Philip!
Alison was a common name in the Middle Ages. Derek came into English usage in the 15th century, Melissa is a name from Greek mythology and has been an English given name since the 18th century. Karen is a Danish variation of Katherine that has gained popularity in the English world since the 1940s. Linda is a medieval short form of Germanic names that end in "linde." Caitlin is an anglicized form of the Irish form of Katherine, Brianna is the Irish feminine version of Brian. Cody and Brady come from old Irish names, Ashton is an Old English word turned surname turned given name.
Let's put it this way...every Philip and Louise I know are over the age of 45.
Blue Ivy, Apple aren't what I consider modern at all...those names are really tacky, but they get away with it cause their celebs.
I think a modern name with a traditional hint would be something like Charlotte, Alexander, Jonathan, Alexandria, Taylor, Victoria (although they can't use that name), etc. Just not Philip!
I also think that out of all the British Queen names, Anne is my favorite. Simple, traditional. I especially like it paired with another feminine name. One of Queen Anne's daughters was "Anne Sophia." Is that not a very pretty name? Unfortunately, like all of Anne's children, she died young, but had she lived, we might have had a Queen Anne Sophia.
I think she would be Queen Anne II, because there was never a English or British Monarch with a double regnal name.
There would have been, though. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's son Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence, had he lived, more than likely would have been King Albert Victor, per his mother's wishes. He didn't live though, and brother Bertie reigned instead, but opted to forgo any nominal reference to either of his parents.
There would have been, though. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's son Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence, had he lived, more than likely would have been King Albert Victor, per his mother's wishes. He didn't live though, and brother Bertie reigned instead, but opted to forgo any nominal reference to either of his parents.
That's nice and all, but I wasn't debating the linguistic derivations or origins of the names. I was well aware before you responded what language those names stemmed from, and what parts of the world they stemmed from. Unless you can provide for me a list of well-known people born between 0 A. D. and 1950 with those names, we're going to go ahead and call them modern. Because I sincerely doubt there were people running around Middle Ages Europe named Cody, Ashton, and Brianna. Let's be real, here.
Cody as a surname ha been seen in figures like Buffalo Bill Cody and Henry John Cody, both active in the 19th century. An alternative spelling, Kodi, is seen in India through Kodi Ramamurthy Naidu (1882-1942).
Brady is an Anglicized surname derived from the name "Mac Bradaigh" which means "son of Brady." While I didn't find any one with Brady as a given name, several Bishops of Kilmore were Mac Bradaighs.
Brothers and English cricketers Gilbert, Claude, Hubert, and Percy Ashton were all born between 1895 and 1901.
Amelia is a possibility, but Ethan will definitely not be chosen.
Some of these things (i.e. whether a name sounds out of fashion or not) can depend a lot on where a person is from. Louise has maintained more popularity in the UK compared to the US. In the US, I don't think I know anyone named Louise who's under the age of at least 60, but I know plenty of younger people named Louise in the UK.
I also know a several people - on both sides of the pond - named Philip who are definitely under the age of 45. I don't think of it as an old name at all, but I do find people's different perceptions of such things interesting.