Royal baby's name.

Us GNers are just so influential .

Yup! Thsose bookies hang on our every word, Maggie!

[think] should be . Ruddy predictive text!

jo1book, any bookie would be delighted to relieve you of your money. Just walk in and tell the counter assistant what you want to bet on and they'll sort it for you. Try to find a Coral branch - I see they're offering 100 to 1 now!

That'll be your doing, Ana and rose [think]. Though my DS also pointed out yesterday that George and Matilda are both Roald Dahl characters...

I've got to admit the odds are against our bet!

BtW, there's a nod to Scottish history in Prince George's name: there were three kings of Scotland by the name of Alexander.

Queen Victoria had a great collection of daughters' names:

Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa
Alice Maud Mary
Helena Augusta Victoria
Louise Caroline Alberta
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore

Notice the repetition of Mary and, of course, Victoria. But what is Feodore doing there? I thought that was a male name. I hope we can rule out Maud which isn't very popular these days and isn't Alberta in Canada ? And perhaps we don't need another Princess Beatrice yet.

I'm not sure about Matilda...that song would be playing everywhere she went, poor girl!

apricot

Princess Tilly I had a great-aunt Tilly (she was not a Matilda though)

Maggiemaybe. How do you put a bet on? Like you my money is on Matilda. I would like a punt on it. I am going for Frederick is a boy.

Jayden for a boy, Tyla-mia for a girl.
George last time was obviously named after my cat so Alice after my dog would be only right.

Alice Elizabeth Frances Mary

It would be nice if it was spelt 'Alys'!

Arthur James Philip

The heir and the spare would work well with a girl as well though, now that the second born will automatically be second in line after William, boy or girl.

My guess would be Alice, Charlotte or Victoria for a girl. My favourite is Frances, but Princess Frances doesn't flow too well . My money though, all 5 quid of it, has gone on Matilda. I only normally bet on the Grand National unless I'm having a day at the races, but at 66/1 I thought it was worth a punt!

Like alittlebitlikeme, I think one of the As for a boy - Arthur, Alfred, Albert. They're unlikely to choose a name already in use in the Royal Family, so apart from John there's not a lot else left to pick from.

Well,as they chose George the first time around, they aren't going to be too daring the second time either.Alice, Mary,perhaps for a girl, and Philip, Michael, Alexander,David, for a boy.Still, we could be amazed if Dwayne is chosen.
I was conceived in Scarborough, just musing that it wouldn't be a bad name really, could be worse(Luton.)

nina - there's a 50% chance that he is! :-)

Ah well they are getting quite good at the old 'heir and spare' nowadays. However having had two daughters - who have grown up to make me burst with pride - I'd wish a daughter on her if I had the power.
Soon after I'd had my first in rather difficult circumstances, a sweet elderly neighbour to my Mum said something along the lines of 'have a daughter and you have a friend for life'.....and despite the odd disagreement both my girls are fearfully loyal and loving to their old Mum.

Did anyone other than DH and I hear a newsreader sometime last week say " As William and Kate await the birth of their second son" He can't know so obviously a booboo, be interesting to see if he's right though.

Well, they don't go for anything very daring, do they? And all the usual kings' names have been used up by other family members. So I think they'll go for something else safe that's been used by the royal family before - like Albert or Arthur. Of course, we did have an English king called Alfred the Great and Alfie is quite a popular name these days. So I reckon that's another possible. As for girls' names - it's got to be Victoria, hasn't it?

If you want a Scottish name, there have been several kings of Scotland called Duncan, or Malcolm.
And for a princess: Morag or Catriona
I do like the sound of those!

It's got to be Demelza for a girl, especially as the Camerons gave their little girl a Cornish name.

Methinks they should, having collectively breathed a sigh at not loosing Scotland, use a Scottish name. Robert springs to mind or Mary (an old name I'm warming too for some reason).

Teetime - Mmm, Princess Beyoncé has a nice ring to it.

Beyonce, Kylie or Rhianna I think or possibly Elizabeth somewhere in the name and/or Victoria but hopefully not Daina although they might use one of her other names - was Frances one of those that's quite nice I think.

I like it! Even better than Prince Ricky. I'm glad my parents didn't name me for where I was conceived as I think I would be called Uxbridge.

Oh dear, I wasn't thinking of immediate family, definitely not Caroline!!!
Margaret might feature somewhere.
There hasn't been an Eleanor for a long time!

Good job they didn't go for the current fad of naming babies after the place they were conceived. Otherwise we might have had Prince Bodorgan Aberffraw!