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moron
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Boy: Billy Bob.
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Matt Black
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Then Mary Lou for a girl.
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Hedgehog
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Prince: Edward Cullen
Princess: Isabella Swan
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Matt Black
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Boy: Harry Potter
Girl: Hermione Granger
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Huntress
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Ooooh what about Richard? The previous Richard has had the business about ordering the deaths of the 'Princes in the Tower' debunked by some historians and writers* and his body has possibly recently been discovered under that car park in Leicester, so there is current interest.
I think Charlotte would be nice for a girl; Queen Charlotte was the wife of George III and it would also reference Prince Charles.
Of course the Anglo-Saxon monarch list does include Canute, sometimes spelled 'Cnut'. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
*See the Richard III Society, also 'Royal Blood' by Bertram Fields and 'The Daughter of Time' by Josephine Tey.
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Matt Black
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All Kings Richard met violent deaths no perhaps not so good although I take your point re current interest.
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Sioni Sais
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Boy: Madoc.
Girl: Myfanwy.
You want Welsh, I'll give you Welsh.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Eleanor might be good, it has a royal background and is becoming fashionable again (at least in middle class Cambridge circles). And it is of Greek origin ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Cambridge name? Gonville Caius.
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Pomona
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Philippa sounds good to me too - presumably Pippa is short for Philippa? Eleanor is also pretty and royal.
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Og, King of Bashan
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Originally posted by Jane R:
Boadicea? Arthur? Henry VIII's elder brother was called Arthur...
William's full name is William Arthur Philip Louis. His father's is Charles Philip Arthur George. So I wouldn't be shocked if Arthur was in there somewhere.
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Originally posted by Huntress:
Of course the Anglo-Saxon monarch list does include Canute, sometimes spelled 'Cnut'.
I was going to suggest Harthacnut but you sort of beat me to it.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Or to quote '1066 and all that'; Canute, Halfacanute, Partacanute, Rathacanute and Hardlicanute. Perhaps we should have some Egg-Kings too
(This will all be meaningless to anyone not familiar with '1066')
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Matt Black:
Not a good example unfortunately - both Arthur, PoW and Arthur of Brittany came to premature ends. Similarly, John is not good for English or French kings.
They haven't used John since the days of Evil King John, after which it was agreed there would never be another. The Arthurs never become king.
I'd say George, Philip and Charles are all possibles for a boy; Diana, Elizabeth or Victoria for a girl. I'm guessing William will want at least one of his mother's names in there if it's a girl: the other was Frances.
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Amos
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Cambridge names: Radegund and Etheldreda, if she's a girl. Robinson if he's a little lad.
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deano
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Someone at work said "Ooh, they should call her Regina, because the Queen's middle name is Regina"
Cue odd looks...
"You know, Elizabeth Regina!"
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Firenze
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It's actually Elizabeth Regina Destiny Scarlett Lorelei Twyla-Fay. I happen to know.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
At present the name most on the Duchess of Cambridge's mind is probably 'Armitage Shanks', which has a pleasant sound to it.
Who is Armitage and what is shanking?
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I note btw that 'Ariel' makes it into Future Televangelist.
Lawd bless you, Sister Fizzy.
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Huntress
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Originally posted by Ariel:
quote:
Originally posted by Chapelhead:
At present the name most on the Duchess of Cambridge's mind is probably 'Armitage Shanks', which has a pleasant sound to it.
Who is Armitage and what is shanking?
Ariel - I know that you may be ironically asking your question, but also that you may be genuinely asking it, so, if the latter: Armitage Shanks is a well-known (relatively, in the UK) maker of bathroom furniture i.e. toilets. My better half remembers that at his all-boys school it was known as 'Armitage Shanks, the name to *aim* for'.
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Sleepwalker
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Originally posted by Ariel:
(And anyone suggesting "Helix Shatterproof, as a great name for a little ruler", will be sent to the Tower - it's been done half a billion times on Twitter, social media, the radio, etc, already.)
Aww ..... How about Legoland then? (That's another one pinched from Twitter)
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Sleepwalker
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Originally posted by PeteC:
When the baby is born, don't forget that it will be a royal prince(ss) of Cambridge
Apparently not.
Queenie will have to decide on that.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Huntress:
Ariel - I know that you may be ironically asking your question, but also that you may be genuinely asking it,
No, I was just teasing. But thank you anyway.
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Originally posted by Sleepwalker:
Aww ..... How about Legoland then? (That's another one pinched from Twitter)
Oh yes - I forgot about that one. To the Tower! ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Doublethink.
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Canute would be very appropriate in the era of climate change. Maybe Gaia for a daughter.
(Worth breaking with tradition and not giving them a football team's worth of names too, I think.)
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by Sleepwalker:
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Originally posted by PeteC:
When the baby is born, don't forget that it will be a royal prince(ss) of Cambridge
Apparently not.
Queenie will have to decide on that.
Your point is noted, but also voided by this paragraph of the same letters patent:
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Now Know Ye that We of our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby declare our Royal Will and Pleasure that the children of any Sovereign of these Realms and the children of the sons of any such Sovereign and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of Royal Highness with their titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names or with their other titles of honour.
The bolded bit covers the eldest grandson of the Prince of Wales (or presumably when the succession is changed to allow girls) the eldest grandchild of the Prince of Wales, but not any other grandchildren.
But who knows? This situation hasn't arisen since before the Letters Patent of 1917 (1894-1900 for the first 4 children of Prince George, Duke of York.)
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Penny S
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Harold Oliver David
I doubt
Emma Matilda Mary
Shouldn't think
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Moo
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
(Worth breaking with tradition and not giving them a football team's worth of names too, I think.)
They already show more restraint than they did when George V's eldest son was named Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David. IIRC Brenda has only three names--Elizabeth Alexandra Mary.
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Pure Sunshine
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If the name has to be suitably regal, what about 'Macbeth'? Of course, we'd have to avoid saying it out loud ...
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cygnus
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For a girl- Destynee Nevaeh Unique Maddisyn
For a boy- Jayden-Haydden-Caden-Braydon
But seriously- I'd like to see Victoria for a girl (Queen Victoria ll has a nice ring to it)
And Richard or James for a boy.(Although I suppose he would be James lll & Vlll?)
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Uncle Pete
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James III and VII already exists if you are a Loyal Subject.
God bless the King. I mean the Faith's Defender
God bless - no harm in blessing - the Pretender
But who Pretender is and who the King
God bless us all! That's quite another thing!
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Matt Black
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You....Jacobite, you!
[ETA - if you lot had your way, we'd have a monarch of German descent and,...er...]
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leftfieldlover
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Eleanor Elizabeth Diana Carole
Victoria Elizabeth Diana Carole
Jane Elizabeth Diana Carole
Elizabeth has to be there somewhere and the two grandmothers should be honoured. I've always thought Camilla a beautiful name, but maybe not this time!
I don't do boys names. My daughter's names were chosen well in advance of her birth but we didn't really think about my two sons' names until we were on the way to the hospital.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Agree with your predictions for middle names but not Jane as a first name, that's a usurper's name.
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leftfieldlover
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
Agree with your predictions for middle names but not Jane as a first name, that's a usurper's name.
I was thinking of Jane Seymour!
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Amos
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If they want to push the Wales angle instead of the Cambridge one, I'd go for Non or Nest for a girl and if a boy is born, he can be named Dyfrig.
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Firenze
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Originally posted by leo:
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by leo:
Chantelle
Charmaigne
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Yes, but what if it's a girl?
Merlin
Merlin Cambridge would work. In a preppy sort of way.
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by Firenze:
Merlin Cambridge would work. In a preppy sort of way.
Merlin Cambridge sounds like a 1950's motor car.
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Firenze
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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
Merlin Cambridge would work. In a preppy sort of way.
Merlin Cambridge sounds like a 1950's motor car.
OK. Maybe they should call her Hillman Minx.
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I once actually knew someone called Aston Martin - and that is the favourite car of at least one of the grandads....
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Heavenly Anarchist
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He must be well acquainted with Ford Prefect
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deano
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Anyway... have they said whether they're keeping it yet?
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Jonah the Whale
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If it's a boy I think we should forget Ralph and Huey, go for Earl which is much more aristocratic. Or in the interests of appearing Euro-friendly how about Roy, which is based on the French for king. You could pick a smaller European country to be more exotic. We could go for the Danish for King, which is Kong. That would have quite a nice ring to it.
Huntress: quote:
Of course the Anglo-Saxon monarch list does include Canute, sometimes spelled 'Cnut'.
I was pretty sure he was Danish.
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Amos
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In that case they should spell it 'Knut.' Like the late polar bear.
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Piglet
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Originally posted by PeteC:
piglet dear, Wills and Harry were "of Wales" from the start because Papa was already Prince of Wales.
When Charles was born, back in the mists of time, he was officially Prince Charles of Edinburgh. On February 7th, 1952, he became Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall and a whole slew of Scottish titles due to his status as the Sovereign's eldest son. A sovereign's children, otherwise are Princes and Princes of nothing.
William was "of Wales" until he married, when he was created Duke of Cambridge. Thus, Prince Lloyd and Princess Ermyntrude of Cambridge.
I see what you mean; I was assuming that you couldn't be a Prince/Princess of somewhere that wasn't a Principality (i.e. Cambridge), but I'm prepared to admit that I'm probably wrong.
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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
We could go for the Danish for King, which is Kong. That would have quite a nice ring to it.
Please please PLEASE(!) can we name the little nipper Kong? 'cause when he takes to the throne I want to hear all those newsnerds announce "King Kong".
I'm easily entertained.
Alternately, i'd dig "Mufasa". Sounds so badass, you know. That's a king you'd STFU and listen to. Just keep the wildebeasts away.
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Huia
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Originally posted by Amos:
If they want to push the Wales angle instead of the Cambridge one, I'd go for Non or Nest for a girl and if a boy is born, he can be named Dyfrig.
Yes, a future King named after a Shipmate = almost as good as King Kong.
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Ceannaideach
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Originally posted by cygnus:
(Although I suppose he would be James lll & Vlll?)
Ah now Mr Stephen Fry on that ever entertaining show QI has addressed this issue. Ever since folks north of the border took issue with QEII (seeing as her majesty is technically their first Queen Elizabeth) parliament decreed that the numeral of the monarch's name would be which ever was highest from the lists of English and Scottish monarchs.
So if the royal bairn was named Malcolm he would not be Malcolm I, rather Malcolm IV
If Edward then Edward IX etc etc
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Uncle Pete
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That's a neat bit of information I will store away in the large part of my brain which holds useless trivia. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Unfortunately, most of us here won't be around to see this baby take the throne -- and to see if he/she uses his/her birth name or takes another. (I've heard that Charles is considering being George VII, if he ever gets the job.
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Morlader
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Originally posted by Ceannaideach:
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Originally posted by cygnus:
(Although I suppose he would be James lll & Vlll?)
Ah now Mr Stephen Fry on that ever entertaining show QI has addressed this issue. Ever since folks north of the border took issue with QEII (seeing as her majesty is technically their first Queen Elizabeth) parliament decreed that the numeral of the monarch's name would be which ever was highest from the lists of English and Scottish monarchs.
Assuming the decree applies also to the old kingdoms of Wales and Cornwall, I'd go for Mark, becoming eventually King Mark II. Then people asking "Who was King Mark I?" would get the answer "King Mark of Cornwall", which just might lead to some interestiing discussions.
On a slightly different tack, the only way a female can acquire the title "Duchess of Cornwall" is by marrying the Duke of Cornwall, the eldest son of the sovreign. Unless the Act giving succession to the eldest child of the sovreign covered that tangential point.
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