I also like Charlotte// nn Lottie but it’s ridiculously popular in our area. Right now I have only a few names left on my girl list that still fit into the royal theme.Ī few I love but aren’t willing to use for the above reasons are Emma, Amelia, Alexandra, Emily. If this baby had been a boy we would have named him James Benjamin. I’d also prefer not to duplicate first letters and sounds if possible, for ease in calling children and labeling their belongs (yes I know these are some OCD problems!) I think “uh” names sound funny with the double “uhs” (like Emma Uh-spike, Amelia Uh-spike) although I quite like them. Our two syllable Dutch last name rhymes with Spike and starts with an “uh” sound. Now our surprise baby (and girl number 3) is coming in the Fall and we are OUT of royal names! I have a few funny rules I’m trying to follow and can’t seem to let go. When we aren’t calling her the Queen, we also call her Bitty or Beth.

I didn’t mind continuing the theme when our number three came along last year and we named her Elizabeth Anne, Elizabeth having such a beautiful meaning and being my favorite name of my childhood. A couple of years later there was the royal wedding and now people always comment on our Will and Kate and seem to like it. I opted for that instead of Catherine because I wanted her called Kate and didn’t want that to change over time. Then our almost 5 year old came along and without any question we went with our family girl name from the previous pregnancy- Kate Eleanor. At the time I considered naming him Nicholas or Jacob but William Scott (nn Will) won out. My husband Ben comes from an all boy family and I figured ours would follow suit but that hasn’t been the case! Our only son, William, is 7. We expecting our fourth (and probably last) baby in October.

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