I read that it was blossom in several articles on southern African names.
Also, I read that Tswana was the language spoken in Botswana, a country with which they certainly do have a connection.
I am no expert and was relying on information that was supported in multiple sources.
True, Ps Alice of Cambridge would have been OK, but Sussex not so good. I don't think that Philip really is keen on his name being used, otherwise I would have expected William to use it as a middle name for one of his boys.. I don't know what H and Meg are going to go for.. think it is too hard to guess...
Daphne Dunne, the Australian fan of Harry, passed away Monday, April 1. She was 99 years old.
I like your name choices, specially the girls I also like the traditional ones like Mary or Victoria, but Harry and Meghan seem like modern people to me, maybe they'll go the unconventional route for their baby's name.Time is running out, so here are my final predictions.
Born: April 14
Gener: boy (but I REALLY want a girl)
Godparents: 6, 3 from Meghan and 3 from Harry.
Not sure on names, but I think Princess Eugenie and Mark Dyer have a good shot. Some of Meghan’s close friends are disqualified since they’re not baptised, so that will narrow the field for her.
Names:
I think they’ll surprise us with a first name, but use honoring names as middle names.
I’d like to see:
Alexander Charles Philip
Noah Charles Dorian
Jacob Alexander Charles
Emma Frances Doria
Olivia Diana Elizabeth
Amelia Doria Diana
Whilst the BRF traditionally seem to use a lot of honour names, names don't *have* to honour relatives and can equally honour friends or famous fans like Daphne. I think it would be a sweet, warm gesture though do agree that it's more likely Daphne would be a middle name or a name for a second child if it were ever considered in honour of Mrs. Dunne.
Time is running out, so here are my final predictions.
Born: April 14
Gener: boy (but I REALLY want a girl)
Godparents: 6, 3 from Meghan and 3 from Harry.
Not sure on names, but I think Princess Eugenie and Mark Dyer have a good shot. Some of Meghan’s close friends are disqualified since they’re not baptised, so that will narrow the field for her.
Names:
I think they’ll surprise us with a first name, but use honoring names as middle names.
I’d like to see:
Alexander Charles Philip
Noah Charles Dorian
Jacob Alexander Charles
Emma Frances Doria
Olivia Diana Elizabeth
Amelia Doria Diana
Princess Margaret was formally called Princess Margaret Rose while she was a girl.
Not currently, but double names were common in the British Royal Family during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Marianne is more associated with France than with the UK.
True, Ps Alice of Cambridge would have been OK, but Sussex not so good. I don't think that Philip really is keen on his name being used, otherwise I would have expected William to use it as a middle name for one of his boys.. I don't know what H and Meg are going to go for.. think it is too hard to guess...
Margaret wasn't officially a double first name, it was just how she was called.
The BRF had double first names in the 18th and 19th centuries reflecting their Han
Yes, Marianne aka Lady Liberty is certainly a French personification, not British.
Not sure Cyril considered the association. Many names Cyril chooses seem to just be random ones liked.
Its also just possible William and Kate didn't like the name. And chose other ways to honor him like Louis and George, both names of his Uncles. Both served as mentors to him, George first before he died of cancer, serving as Philip's guardian.
Whilst the BRF traditionally seem to use a lot of honour names, names don't *have* to honour relatives and can equally honour friends or famous fans like Daphne. I think it would be a sweet, warm gesture though do agree that it's more likely Daphne would be a middle name or a name for a second child if it were ever considered in honour of Mrs. Dunne.
Alexander would be nice. It was the name of Prince Philip's great-grandfather, Prince Alexander of Hesse (father of Philip's grandfather Louis of Battenberg and great-uncle Alexander of Battenberg) as well as three medieval Kings of Scotland.
why? There are lots of people that harry has met in his work.. why single one person out?
Prince Philip is definitely his mother's son.I hope it is a girl and I would love it were she named Princess Alice, the last Princess Alice being Prince Philip's mother.
She ticks all the boxes. She was a woman ahead of her time, treated shabbily by her philandering husband and conveniently shipped off to a Swiss Sanitorium so they could 'cure' her schizophrenia! Come the war she ran toward the danger rather than from and set up home in Athens, Greece.
When the island was occupied they obviously knew exactly who she was . . . Princess Andrew of Greece and a close relative of the BRF. Nevertheless she was both a devout Christian and a patriot to her bones and gave no quarter. While living close to yhe Germans she helped the jews and hid a Jewish family and was posthumously recognised as "Reightous Among the Nation's"
Oh, did I forget that she was born profoundly deaf. There are books written that will tell you the true misfortunes of her life but it didn't break her. Mistreated, wrong headed, passionare, pig-headed, she was in no way perfect but she was never raised to live the life she did and she made the most of the hand she was dealt.
Margaret wasn't officially a double first name, it was just how she was called.
I hope it is a girl and I would love it were she named Princess Alice, the last Princess Alice being Prince Philip's mother.
She ticks all the boxes. She was a woman ahead of her time, treated shabbily by her philandering husband and conveniently shipped off to a Swiss Sanitorium so they could 'cure' her schizophrenia! Come the war she ran toward the danger rather than from and set up home in Athens, Greece.
When the island was occupied they obviously knew exactly who she was . . . Princess Andrew of Greece and a close relative of the BRF. Nevertheless she was both a devout Christian and a patriot to her bones and gave no quarter. While living close to yhe Germans she helped the jews and hid a Jewish family and was posthumously recognised as "Reightous Among the Nation's"
Oh, did I forget that she was born profoundly deaf. There are books written that will tell you the true misfortunes of her life but it didn't break her. Mistreated, wrong headed, passionare, pig-headed, she was in no way perfect but she was never raised to live the life she did and she made the most of the hand she was dealt.
I hope it is a girl and I would love it were she named Princess Alice, the last Princess Alice being Prince Philip's mother.
She ticks all the boxes. She was a woman ahead of her time, treated shabbily by her philandering husband and conveniently shipped off to a Swiss Sanitorium so they could 'cure' her schizophrenia! Come the war she ran toward the danger rather than from and set up home in Athens, Greece.
When the island was occupied they obviously knew exactly who she was . . . Princess Andrew of Greece and a close relative of the BRF. Nevertheless she was both a devout Christian and a patriot to her bones and gave no quarter. While living close to yhe Germans she helped the jews and hid a Jewish family and was posthumously recognised as "Reightous Among the Nation's"
Oh, did I forget that she was born profoundly deaf. There are books written that will tell you the true misfortunes of her life but it didn't break her. Mistreated, wrong headed, passionare, pig-headed, she was in no way perfect but she was never raised to live the life she did and she made the most of the hand she was dealt.
I suspect that it never occurred to her that her action was in any way special. She was a person with a deep religious faith, and she would have considered it to be a perfectly natural human reaction to fellow beings in distress
Wow. I really now hope that if they have a daughter, her name will be Alice. What an legacy!Yes Princess Alice was a remarkable woman. She was honored as a Righteous Among Nations, an honor given by the state of Israel to people who saved Jews during WWII.
When Philip and his sister Sophie went to Israel when their mother was honored he said of her
She was also rewarded the 'Hero of the Holocaust' title, one rewarded to British citizens who assisted in rescuing victims of the Holocaust. The title has only been bestowed on 27 people.
She wasn't the last Princess Alice in the family though. The Queen's Aunt, Princess Alice of Gloucester who died in 2004 would be. The Duchess was involved with the red cross during WWII and the Womens auxiliary of the air force. She was the first and only woman ever appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Bath.
Princess Alice, Countess of Althone was a daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. During WWII she served as president of the Women's auxiliary naval in Canada. Her and husband were active in the war movement in Canada. Their grandchildren lived with them in Canada during the war.
Victoria's daughter Alice was a huge supporter of social justice and the care of her people. A friend of Florence Nightengale, she learned a great deal about nursing and worked to improve hospitals with things like ventilation. She even established a hospital to help the poor and sick. She also created groups to promote education of women, and to train nurses.
Certainly the name Alice has been held by a number of strong intelligent women in the family
For a self-proclaimed feminist like Meghan, certainly Alice has a legacy of very strong women.
Marianne is more associated with France than with the UK.