Molly2101
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It has quite a few meanings - "day's awakening", "bright as dawn" "Princess". It was quite "out there" as a choice by the British royals but I am quite glad that Anne decided to break from tradition and chose a different name for her daughter. Even Peter isn't a royal name although it was much more traditional than Zara. Anne knew her children were not going to be future Royals so their names did not particularly matter. I was disappointed with Lady Louise's name to be honest. I would have preferred an Alice or Charlotte. I know Alice is one of her middle names but Lady Alice Mountbatten-Windsor sounded lovely. Louise, although coated in Royal family history in almost all the royal dynasties, was not particularly contemporary for 2003.I remember reading that Charles suggested Zara to Anne because it means "princess" in Arabic, but I'm not sure if that's true. A very fitting meaning for HM's first granddaughter, even though she isn't titled!
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