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[Oznell]

@haddon9,  it's true that the Brits kind of diverge from us in many of their baby name choices.  And that's even more so for the old-school royals, who tend to prefer names that here are still considered fuddy-duddy,  like "Florence" or "Henrietta".

In fact, some of the royals have a horror of what they consider to be too commonly popular or "melodious" sounding names.  They often prefer "dowdy-chic".... 

[chrystaltree]

Nice.  I forgot she was pregnant.

[Goldengate8361]

Those names are hideous. Poor kid.

[SharkE]

Ferg

[RainyDayGal]

Happy for them, and I like all of the names.

[Love my grandkids]

Matilda was the wife of William the Conqueror. And Mattie is a nice nickname.

[haddon9]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@stevieb wrote:

Matilda... Oh for heaven's sake.

I guess I was out of it, I don't think I even knew she was expecting. 

Best wishes to them all. And I sincerely hope they don't settle on Matilda...

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I don't care for that name either.  Wondering why Matilda is a popular suggestion for a name.  Is that currently a popular girl's name in the UK?

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@haddon9  Don't know about the UK but it was my great grandmothers name who was born in the late 1800's. I guess it was popular then! I think some of those old fashioned names are coming back. Hey what about Mabel? That's what my GG Matilda named her daughter!

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@proudlyfromNJ It's what I thought of....a great grandmother or great aunt's name!

[occasionalrain]

The trend is toward more traditional names among those having babies recently, Lucy, Emma, Penelope...Better by far then Brie, Brittany, Ashley, Brandy...and the creative spellings.

[lmt]

I like both Giovanna and Isabella. Both are pretty names.

It'll be interesting to see what they do name her. 

[Tinkrbl44]

My first thought was didn't they just have a baby several months ago .... I guess that was her sister.    Every time I see the sisters I can't tell which is which; they look so alike. 

I wonder if Andrew will visit the new family, or will stay in hiding.  lol