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Prince Nikolaos would be nice but also why not his wife Princess Tatiana (each for a twin).
Boy: Lucas or Oliver, outliers, since they are popular right now in both Australia and in Denmark; if they go more royal it could be William or Michael. I would guess Frederik as one of the middle names.
So: William Frederik Franz Georg
Girl: Sofie or Charlotte, followed by Danish royal family names. Sophia and Isabella are such a typical sister pairing. She could have Margrethe as a middle name like her older sister since they repeated Ingrid for all three sisters in her grandmother's generation.
So: Sofie Charlotte Mathilde Elisabeth
You almost got it rightI'm not sure I heard right or understood correctly but the reporters asked Mary and Frederik about the names today. Did they say that they had had names ready for a long time already? I only saw a brief glimpse of the press meeting today and thought I heard them say that but now I'm not sure. They might have been joking since after that there was some talk about Elvis.![]()
And not to forget that they already have two kids and have discussed potential names before. So they didn't have to start from scratch and already knew which names they both liked (and hopefully "Gorm" was ruled out for ever in their very first discussionYou almost got it rightThey have been thinking af names for a long time, since they knew the genders of the twins. But I´m not sure that they know their exact names yet
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I hope that the newspaper's wrong! I can't imagine Mary, or any Anglophone,agreeing to call their son 'Gorm'. Yes, I'm aware of its historical relevance to Denmark, and even that it has some meaning in Scotland, but 'Gorm' would become 'gorm-less' in English (I can just hear it, now) an especially unappealing word: Prince Gorm(less)....shudder!
I'd love Matilda, but there's already a Princess Mathilde, so perhaps that's not possible. I can't see Mary's agreeing to give her daughter the name of any other princess, though it's true that Australians would be delighted with Matilda. On the other hand, she only needs please herself, her husband and the Danish population, not Australians.
I still believe, as well, that Dagmar would be unacceptable to Mary as it's unattractive in English because of the way it would be pronounced. In Australia, it would look particularly ugly and become a joke, though I'm aware that it really is lovely, like most Scandanavian names.
It's possible, however, that she'll surprise us, as she did before, and the twins will have first names that haven't been considered by any of us.
Dagmar is pronounced like dow-mar, and I don't think that's too unattractive. I'd love to see the name Thyra make a comeback, though.
Maixmilian is a name strange to the danish ear, so I highly doubt that they will choose that nameI think it is possible that they use Charlotte and Maximilian (Charley and Max)...because those names are popular with non-royals and the names have royal precedents...Love Prince Max and Princess Charlotte...my only concern is would they want a Christian and Charlotte, two Ch- names...Maybe they'll go with the twin cliche of Max and Matilda?
I have my fingers and toes crossed for: Hans and Grethe
Just like the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel![]()
There's a little problem here: Hansel and Gretel is a German fairy tale by the Grimm brother. Denmark is the land of Hans Christian Anderson, so maybe we should look for names in his stories. Does the little Mermaid have a name in Anderson's story?
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