None of my family like they name and most of my friends don’t but I love it. I think it is so handsome. What are your thoughts on the name Royal for a boy?! Would you rather use it on a girl or would you use it for a boy? TIA
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Not a fan either sorry, but it’s just not to my taste. If you love it back it in.
I don’t think it works for a first irl. As a middle, it’s fine. But it seems like a weird thing to use as a first. It’s like naming your kid King or Prince.
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I don’t like title names, such as [name_u]Duke[/name_u], [name_f]Princess[/name_f], [name_f]Queen[/name_f], etc. I’m not a fan. However, it does sound masculine to me. What about [name_u]Roy[/name_u] or [name_m]Conroy[/name_m]?
Funny – [name_u]Royal[/name_u] & the names that @fearlessfirefly mentioned are actually illegal where I live, haha!
I think it works better for a boy than for a girl. [name_u]Roy[/name_u] is an easily accessible and much more usable nickname.
Personally, my naming limits tell me that this name only works in the middle spot. However, I knew a girl named [name_f]Princess[/name_f] when I lived elsewhere and she did just fine, although she wasn’t a big fan of her name.
I’m definitely not saying don’t use this name if it’s the one - just please be aware that it’s quite a big name to give a kid who may not be comfortable wearing such a grandiose name. If you do decide to use it, I would personally recommend pairing it with a more popular or ‘youthful’ first name (e.g. [name_u]Liam[/name_u] [name_u]Royal[/name_u], [name_u]Toby[/name_u] [name_u]Royal[/name_u], [name_m]Luka[/name_m] Royal) as it helps balance out the name.
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There’s not many names I feel about this strongly but I really dislike title names like [name_m]King[/name_m], [name_u]Royal[/name_u], [name_u]Reign[/name_u], [name_f]Princess[/name_f] etc. I’m so glad they’re illegal where I live (NZ).
But the combinations of the male nicknames “Roy” and "Al’ make it lean more masculine to me.
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In really sorry but I think it’s very pretentious.
There are ways to get to [name_u]Royal[/name_u] or sound like [name_u]Royal[/name_u].
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
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Thanks for your opinions guys! I totally get what you mean
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Honestly, I don’t like it either.
I prefer [name_u]Royal[/name_u] for a boy. It’s not my style, but I don’t think it’s terrible. I can see it being usable in the right community. It’s not that different from [name_u]Roy[/name_u], which is an established name.
I don’t really care for it myself either, but it reminds me of [name_u]Royal[/name_u] Tenenbaum and thus it leans masculine rather than feminine to me.
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It’s my surname and I find it embarrassingly pretentious - sorry
Personally, it’s a guilty pleasure- reminds me a lot of [name_m]Little[/name_m] House on the [name_u]Prairie[/name_u]!
If the “royal” vibe is what you’re going for, I prefer a [name_m]King[/name_m]- variation, such as [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] or [name_m]Kingston[/name_m] 
it sounds very handsome but i think it only works as a middle!
It is a total GP name for me! I first came across [name_u]Royal[/name_u] in the [name_m]Little[/name_m] House books so it feels delightfully old-fashioned to me. Oddly enough, I’m bothered by showy names such as [name_u]Duke[/name_u] or Queen(ie) but [name_u]Royal[/name_u] is different, imo.
Then again, I can see some people lumping it in with the over the top celebrity baby names trend.
I think it sounds pretentious, sorry. Reign or Noble seem more useable.
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I actually don’t think it’s so bad in sound since it sounds a bit like Roy… But being American I sort of have a distaste for names that imply being better than others by birth, or just the idea of royalty and this name definitely does that. Much better on a boy vs a girl due to the [name_u]Roy[/name_u] sound.
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Ha, I’m British and that’s still my main issue with the name.
I do think it leans masculine but being British it sounds like a descriptor to me (Royal Agricultural Society, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Royal Ballet etc. etc.) I think it’s a lot of name - and bound to bring up some political and cultural beliefs in it and judgements, but I suppose every name does that to an extent.
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I mean, your child isn’t a royal, nor some sort of British institution, so I can’t really see the point.
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