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ARTHURORALI CE?I FWI LLI AM ANDKATE NEEDI DEAS, THESEWERETHEMOST POPULARNAMESOVERTHEDECADES Ast hebooki e st a kebe t sonwha tt heDukea ndDuc he s sorCa mbr i dgewi l l c a l lt he i rt hi r dba by ,wet a keat r i pdownmoni ke rme mor yl a ne . Ev e rs i n c et h eDu k ea n dDu c h e s so f Ca mb r i d g ea n n o u n c e dt h e i rf a mi l y ' s s e tt oe x p a n do n c ea g a i n , we ' v eb e e ni t c h i n g t of i n do u twh a tt h er o y a lc o u p l ewi l ln a me t h e i rn e wb a b y . Ofc o u r s e , we ' l ll i k e l yh a v et owa i tu n t i lt h e t o ta r r i v e s( t h e i rt h i r db a b y ' sd u ei nAp r i l )t o f i n do u t-b u tt h a td o e s n ' ts t o pu sp o n d e r i n g . Th e i rf i r s tt wo-Ge o r g e , f o u r , a n d t wo y e a r o l dCh a r l o t t e-b o t hh a v e v e r yc l a s s i cn a me s( n os u r p r i s e , g i v e nt h e i r r o y a ls t a t u s ! )a n dt h en e wb a b yp r o b a b l y wi l lt o o , b u tt h e r ea r es t i l ln u me r o u s o p t i o n s . Bo o k ma k e r sWi l l i a mHi l lh a s , o n c ea g a i n , b e e nt a k i n gb e t s . Sof a r , i fi t ' sab o y , t h e o d d sa r e :9 / 1f o rAr t h u r , 1 0 / 1f o rAl f r e d , a n d1 4 / 1f o rFr e d e r i c k( o n eo fQu e e n Vi c t o r i a ' ss o n swa sc a l l e dAr t h u r , a n di t ' s o n eo fPr i n c eWi l l i a m' smi d d l en a me s , h e n c ewh yi t ' st h eb o o k i e s ' f a v o u r i t e ) . An d i fi t ' sag i r l :8 / 1f o rAl i c e , 9 / 1f o rVi c t o r i a , a n d1 4 / 1f o rEl i z a b e t h . " Qu e e nVi c t o r i a ' ss e c o n dd a u g h t e rwa s c a l l e dAl i c e , a swe l la sPr i n c ePh i l i p ' s mo t h e r , Wi l l i a m' sg r e a t g r a n d mo t h e r , "s a y s Lu c yTo s e l a n d Bo l t o n , b l o ge d i t o ra t Ba b y Ce n t r e . AsBa b y Ce n t r ep o i n t so u t , Al i c ei so n eo f t h emo s te n d u r i n gb a b yn a me so ft h ep a s t c e n t u r yi nt h eUK. Wh a tb e t t e rc h o i c ef o ra n e wp r i n c e s st h a namo n i k e rwh i c hh a s d e f i n e dt h e1 0 0y e a r su pt oh e rb i r t h ?
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c h o i c ef o ran e wp r i n c e s st h a namo n i k e r wh i c hh a sd e f i n e dt h e1 0 0y e a r su pt oh e r b i r t h ? Bu twh a ta b o u tt h eo t h e rp o p u l a ro p t i o n s ? He r e ' sal o o kb a c ka tt h emo s t p i c k e db a b y n a me st h r o u g ht h ed e c a d e s . . .
1950s On eo ft h emo s tp o p u l a rb o y sn a me si nt h e Fi f t i e swa sDa v i d , aHe b r e wn a mewh i c h me a n s' b e l o v e d ' .An dl e t ' sf a c ei t , we ' v ea l l g o ta nu n c l eo rma t eo rt woc a l l e dDa v e . Fo rg i r l s , Su s a nr e i g n e ds u p r e me , a n o t h e r He b r e wn a mewh i c hme a n s' l i l y ' .
1960s Pa u lb e c a mev e r yp o p u l a ri nt h e1 9 6 0 s , a La t i nn a meme a n i n g' h u mb l e ' , at r a i t b e f i t t i n gaf u t u r eme mb e ro ft h eWi n d s o r c l a n . Al t h o u g h , i t ' sp r o b a b l yas a f eb e tt h a t t h er o y a lc o u p l ewi l ln o tb ec a l l i n ga n y f u t u r es o nPa u l-i t ' sj u s tn o ta l lt h a tr e g a l . J u l i ewa sv e r yp o p u l a rf o rg i r l s , aFr e n c h n a mewh i c hme a n s' y o u t h f u l ' .
1970s Ri c h a r db e c a mev e r yp o p u l a ri nt h e Se v e n t i e s , a nEn g l i s hn a meme a n i n g ' b r a v er u l e r ' . Ho we v e r , t h en e wr o y a lb a b y i sh i g h l yu n l i k e l yt oe v e rb e c o mek i n go r q u e e n . On c eb o r n , t h e y ' l lb ef i f t hi nl i n et o t h et h r o n e , b e h i n dt h e i rg r a n d f a t h e r , f a t h e r , a n dt woo l d e rs i b l i n g s . Sa r a hwa sa l s o ap o p u l a rc h o i c ei nt h i sd e c a d e , aHe b r e w n a meme a n i n g' p r i n c e s s ' ;v e r y f i t t i n gi n d e e di ft h en e wb a b yi sal i t t l eg i r l .
1980s Th en a meMi c h a e lb e c a meaf a v o u r i t ec h o i c ei nt h eEi g h t i e s , wh i c hma n ya t t r i b u t et ot h ei n f l u e n c eo f' Ki n go fPo p ' Mi c h a e l J a c k s o n . Ho we v e r , t h i su n o f f i c i a lmo n a r c hi sq u i t eu n l i k e l yt o b ear o y a ln a me s a k e . Th en a meEmmawa sa l s ov e r yp o p u l a r f o rg i r l s , aLa t i nn a mewh i c hme a n s' u n i v e r s a l ' . We l l , t h e r o y a l sa r et a s k e dwi t ht h ed u t yo fs e e mi n gr e l a t a b l et oa l l s e c t i o n so fs o c i e t y , s ot h i smi g h tb ean a meWi l l i a m a n dKa t ec o u l dc o n s i d e r . . .
1990s Th o ma swa se x t r e me l yp o p u l a rf o rb o y si nt h eNi n e t i e s , a Gr e e kn a mewh i c hme a n s' t wi n ' . Me g a na l s ot o p p e dt h eb a b y n a mec h a r t si nt h i sd e c a d e , aWe l s hn a meme a n i n g' p e a r l ' -b u t Pr i n c eHa r r y ' sr e c e n te n g a g e me n tt oMe g h a nMa r k l eme a n s t h i so n e ' sp r o b a b l yo f ft h ec a r d sf o rt h en e wr o y a lt o t .
2000s Al t h o u g hi t ' sa c t u a l l yq u i t ea no l dn a me , Ha r r yb e c a me e x t r e me l yp o p u l a ri nt h eNo u g h t i e s . Th i swa sl i k e l yd u et ot h e i n f l u e n c eo ft h et h e n t e e n a g ep r i n c eHa r r y , wh oh a db e c o me s o me t h i n go fah e a r t t h r o b , c o mb i n e dwi t ht h eHa r r yPo t t e r f r a n c h i s eb l o s s o mi n gi n t oas t a p l eo fBr i t i s hc u l t u r e . Th en a me Ha r r yi sEn g l i s h , a n dme a n s' a r myr u l e r ' -awi l dc o i n c i d e n c e , c o n s i d e r i n gPr i n c eHa r r y ' ss t i n ti nt h emi l i t a r y . Th a t s a i d , h i sn a mei sa c t u a l l yHe n r y , wi t hHa r r yb e i n ga d i mi n u t i v e . Fo rg i r l s , Ol i v i ab e c a mev e r yp o p u l a r , a nEn g l i s h n a meme a n i n g' d e s c e n d a n t ' .
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