Black Monk Posted April 28, 2018 #26 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, LV-426 said: Sorry to rain on your parade, but the name Louis was supposedly a nod to Lord Mountbatten, murdered by the IRA in 1979, along with his teenage grandson, amongst others. Beloved Lord Mountbatten was killed by terrorists. Now he’s a royal baby’s namesake. There was also Prince Louis Mountbatten, Prince Philip's grandfather. He was Louis Mountbatten's father and the father of Princess Alice of Battenberg, Prince Philip's mother. Edited April 28, 2018 by Black Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 28, 2018 #27 Share Posted April 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, Black Monk said: George is a Greek name. So is Elizabeth. Philip is Greek. Charlotte and its masculine form Charles are, of course, French. William is Old Norman. Henry (Prince Harry's real name) is Old French. Andrew is Greek. Anne is Latin. Beatrice is Latin and Eugenie is French. Louis is French. The only major royal I can think of to have a British (in this case, Anglo-Saxon) name is Prince Edward. What's your point? Does that in any way gainsay the fact that Louis is a new departure in giving primary names to British royal princes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted April 28, 2018 #28 Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ozymandias said: What's your point? Does that in any way gainsay the fact that Louis is a new departure in giving primary names to British royal princes? You're making it sound as if a British royal being being given a French name is something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 28, 2018 #29 Share Posted April 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, Black Monk said: The only major royal I can think of to have a British (in this case, Anglo-Saxon) name is Prince Edward. Only Arthur would be British as in Celtic or native British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 28, 2018 #30 Share Posted April 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, Black Monk said: You're making it sound as if a British royal being being given a French name is something new. No. Historically the British royal family was Norman-French, so French names per se are not new, but Louis is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted April 28, 2018 #31 Share Posted April 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ozymandias said: What's your point? Does that in any way gainsay the fact that Louis is a new departure in giving primary names to British royal princes? I'm not sure what you mean by Louis being a new departure? Louis's brother, Prince George's third name is Louis- his father, Prince William's fourth name is Louis- his grand-uncle, Prince Edward's fourth name is Louis. The female version of Louis, Louise/Louisa is fairly common amongst princesses- most recently including Princess Louise, Prince Edwards daughter born in 2003 and Elizabeth 2nd's daughter Anne's fourth name is Louise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 28, 2018 #32 Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, rashore said: I'm not sure what you mean by Louis being a new departure? Louis's brother, Prince George's third name is Louis- his father, Prince William's fourth name is Louis- his grand-uncle, Prince Edward's fourth name is Louis. The female version of Louis, Louise/Louisa is fairly common amongst princesses- most recently including Princess Louise, Prince Edwards daughter born in 2003 and Elizabeth 2nd's daughter Anne's fourth name is Louise. I said 'primary' as in principal or main first name, and I'm referring to princes, not princesses. God, what a storm in a tea-cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted April 28, 2018 #33 Share Posted April 28, 2018 So does this mean that there's a prospect, at least, of seeing a King Louis one day? That's a name that, rather like Charles, has some ... varied history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted April 28, 2018 #34 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) No you fool, not that one! Edited April 28, 2018 by Vlad the Mighty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted April 28, 2018 #35 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Everyone wants Prince Louis to become king so we get a new national anthem Metro · 1 day ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted April 29, 2018 #36 Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Quote Only Arthur would be British as in Celtic or native British. Well the origins of the name Arthur are debated. Some say it comes from the Roman Artorius. Edited April 29, 2018 by Black Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted May 6, 2018 #37 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte seen at home in new photos http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44017046 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted May 6, 2018 #38 Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 28/04/2018 at 10:07 AM, Black Monk said: Prince William is William Arthur Philip Louis, so he could also be King Arthur when he becomes king. He can choose as his regnal name either: King William V King Arthur King Philip King Louis And Charles too. He could be King Arthur III (possible IV) at this rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skliss Posted May 7, 2018 #39 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The pictures are adorable! Welcome to the world little prince! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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