UK Monarchy Names Pt II

General Name Discussion
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Having covered from the 6th/7th to 11th century in Part 1, now for 1068 (William the Conqueror) - 1606 (James I).

Most of them are individuals’ names (loads of repeats), either first or second or both; some, names of places or titles. Should really say, historical names of this time - many of the names are the monarchs’ enemies and rivals etc., including Popes, continental rulers etc. Interesting how on trend many of these names are (or have been over the last decade or two).

[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Theobald[/name_m]
[name_m]Becket[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
Beauclerc
[name_u]Baldwin[/name_u]
[name_m]Eustace[/name_m]
[name_m]Langton[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Hubert[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_u]Pierce[/name_u]
[name_u]Clarence[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Dudley[/name_m]
[name_u]John[/name_u]
[name_m]Somerset[/name_m]
[name_u]Charles[/name_u]
[name_m]Lambert[/name_m]
[name_m]Perkins[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Aragon[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Fitzroy[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]

[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
Castile
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lettice[/name_f] (the [name_f]Emma[/name_f] of my last list)

Thoughts?

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This is absolutely my naming style! I like most of the names on this list.

A few comments:

[name_m]Eustace[/name_m] – ‘There was a boy called [name_m]Eustace[/name_m] [name_u]Clarence[/name_u] Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.’ Despite C.S. Lewis’ obvious dislike for the name (ha!), the character has endeared me to it.

[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m] – I wish I could pronounce this like a Welsh speaker, it is such a cool name!

For girls, [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] are two of my all-time favorite names. I do struggle with [name_f]Lettice[/name_f] vs. lettuce, though! Castile is intriguing as well; I think I’d be more likely to use on a boy, although I suppose a girl could be [name_f]Tilly[/name_f]?

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I also can’t get past Lettice/Lettuce (it’s [name_u]Brit[/name_u] [name_f]Letitia[/name_f], surely some other ways of reworking the name :crazy_face:). Castile, btw, could be a boy or girl and may be completely unsuitable - it’s the name of a former Spanish [name_m]Kingdom[/name_m] (which united with [name_m]Aragon[/name_m] before eventually becoming modern Spain) - and I think means /comes from castles. I know two Llewellyn’s (one first, one middle name). It’s pretty fab!

Meanwhile, hasn’t thought of [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] being almost 1000 years old. I know my mind it was from WW1. :joy:

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This is a French name (Castille or Castile) and currently on the French popularity lists. I am surprised and happy to see this because I have this on my French favourites lists too, and on a pretty high spot as well!!

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I’m enjoying:

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] (rugged and cool)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (gentle but strong)
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] (liking this even though I know I shouldn’t :grin:)
[name_m]Becket[/name_m]
[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m] (love saying this)
[name_u]Clarence[/name_u]
[name_m]Somerset[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

[name_f]Adela[/name_f] (fresh and sweet)
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] (charming and strong)
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lettice[/name_f]

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Great set!

Now I’m thinking about it - [name_f]Lettice[/name_f] is Le-TEE-S (not LETT-is). It’s actually pretty!

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Yes! My uni level finally French kicked in - think it’s literally bc of castles in the area of Spain. I hadn’t realised it was on any hot French names list right now, that’s cool! Any other word names Frenchies are loving?

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Rising names:

+192 (of how many spots went up to last year): [name_f]Enola[/name_f]
+164: [name_f]April[/name_f]
+129: [name_f]Esmée[/name_f]
+115: [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
+110: [name_f]Alina[/name_f]
+103: [name_u]Luce[/name_u]
+93: [name_f]Colette[/name_f]
+92: Imany
+84: [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
+82: [name_f]Sibylle[/name_f]
+81: [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]

+76: [name_f]Ariane[/name_f]
+75: Mayline
+74: [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Fanta[/name_f]
+67: [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
+64: [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
+62: [name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
+61: [name_f]Liv[/name_f], Cléo
+63: Hanaé
+62: [name_f]Mahaut[/name_f] (French medieval form of [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f])
+60: [name_f]Ayline[/name_f]
+58: Maïssane
+57: [name_f]Hortense[/name_f]
+56: [name_f]Adélaïde[/name_f]
+54: Aïna
+53: [name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Ania[/name_f]
+52: [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
+51: [name_f]Meryem[/name_f]
+50: [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kyara[/name_f] (+48)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (+47) + [name_u]Noor[/name_u] (+47) + [name_f]Zaynab[/name_f] (+47)
[name_f]Camélia[/name_f] (+46) + [name_u]Alba[/name_u] (+46, now n.8) + [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] (+46)
[name_f]Pia[/name_f] (+46) + [name_f]Ayna[/name_f] (+46)
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] (+45) + Abigaëlle (+45) + [name_f]Lili[/name_f] (+45)

[name_f]Mariama[/name_f] (+44)
+43: [name_f]Aïda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] (+42)
Soumaya (+41)
[name_f]Tiana[/name_f] (+40) + [name_f]Rita[/name_f] (+40) + [name_f]Aleyna[/name_f] (+40)
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] (+38) + [name_f]Maddy[/name_f] (+38) + Mélya (+38)
[name_f]Kataleya[/name_f] (+37)
Éloïse (+35)
+36: [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
+34: Émilie, [name_f]Ela[/name_f], [name_f]Ema[/name_f]
+33: [name_f]Sidra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] (+32)
Malya (+31)
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] (+30)

[name_f]Yuna[/name_f] (+29)
[name_u]Noa[/name_u] (+28) + [name_f]Esma[/name_f] (+28) + [name_f]Thelma[/name_f] (+28) + [name_f]Aline[/name_f] (+28)
[name_f]Albane[/name_f] (+26) + [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] (+26)
[name_u]Céleste[/name_u] (+25)
+24: [name_f]Eugénie[/name_f], [name_f]Zahra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] (+23)
Eléa (+21) + Andréa (+21)
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] (+20)
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] (+19)
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] (+15)
Daphné (+14)
[name_f]Salomé[/name_f] (+11)

[name_u]New[/name_u] entries to TOP 100:

[name_f]Diane[/name_f] (+28)
[name_f]Joséphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nelya[/name_f]

[name_u]New[/name_u] entries to top 500:

[name_f]Emie[/name_f], Seyana, [name_f]Giuliana[/name_f], Leïna, [name_f]Hélène[/name_f], [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], [name_f]Siana[/name_f], [name_f]Aimée[/name_f], Elaïa, [name_f]Tina[/name_f], [name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Sakina[/name_f], [name_f]Yara[/name_f], [name_f]Melina[/name_f], [name_f]Suzie[/name_f], Kelya, [name_f]Mariya[/name_f], [name_f]Asya[/name_f], [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Keyla[/name_f]

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Wow! I love that you gave me the full answer. [name_m]Just[/name_m] heading out to dinner (in Sydney). [name_u]Will[/name_u] get back to your later on, but just to say thanks!

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I love and would use…

[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] (just so cuddly and mischievous!!)
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] (as a middle - a family honour)
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] ‘Bertie’!
[name_u]Clarence[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Somerset[/name_m] (I have a friend of a friend with a little girl named Somerset)
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]

[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (actually I know a little Mat!ld@ Ed!th)
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] ‘Pippa’
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lettice[/name_f] !! I actually love it haha. I know it’s le-TEECE but I actually kind of love LETT-iss too.

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