<p>Yes, this has happened six times in English history:</p>
<ol>
<li> Mary I, called “Bloody Mary” for her habit of having Protestants killed<br></li>
<li> Elizabeth I, Mary’s younger sister </li>
<li> Mary II, as in “William and Mary”</li>
<li> Anne, Mary II’s younger sister </li>
<li> Victoria </li>
<li> Elizabeth II</li>
</ol>
<p>Actually there are even more if you want to count the English queens from the Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms. An example is Aethelflaed, the daughter of Alfred the Great and Queen of Mercia in her own right. She is thought to be Tolkein’s model for the character Eowyn. </p>
<p>In an age when the vast majority of people were illiterate brutes, Aethelflaed was a learned scholar, a beloved monarch, a skilled political leader, and a courageous and successful military commander who personally led her army into battle - the ferocious hand-to-hand battles of that era. I do not understand why she is forgotten today. She should be an icon of modern feminists, especially in the English speaking world.</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, I’m voting for Aethelflaed for the new baby’s name if it’s a girl.</p>
<p>LasMa - Yes I had medication, but honestly it had little effect. I had bad reactions to some of it, and other meds at least made me tired so I could sleep through the nausea. I don’t think medication has much of a success rate - except maybe for the mildest cases.</p>
<p>It’s funny because I haven’t thought about this for quite a while until the Kate news. Now I see there are websites and support groups and research trials. How the world has changed. 23 years ago I felt like the only one, and my doctor, who hadn’t seen it before, just said “this isn’t normal.” After that, I talked to odd friends of friends who were going through it (and always told to talk to me), and had also felt like the only ones. </p>
<p>Sorry for the diversion from the name discussion. Her condition really resonates with me.</p>
<p>coureur – so glad you brought up Bloody Mary (1553-1558, daughter of Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII). She actually knighted an ancestor of mine, so I guess that evens out all the people she had killed. Medieval karma, so to speak.</p>
<p>Continuing on the high-low spectrum, is Django a reference to the new Tarantino film - Django Unchained? Is it on the royals Netflix queue? If we’re suggesting they use Django for a boy, how about…“Queenie” for a girl? So deliciously low…</p>
<p>I bet they go for an outwardly traditional string of names, but use some adorable nickname at home. Which the tabloids will discover about 3 minutes post-partum…</p>
<p>They should be mindful to select a name that sounds good preceding “period”. Victorian, Elizabethan, Edwardian are acceptable…The Dianain or Dianaian period…not so much</p>
<p>We need to send the parents to be a link to CC!</p>
<p>I haven’t read the entire thread, but in case someone else hasn’t already pointed this out, you’re thinking of King Harold. Aethelred was somebody else entirely; he died 50 years before Hastings. “Unready” is just Anglo-Saxon for ill-advised.</p>
<p>We just got a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and decided we wanted a British name since this breed is one of the most popular in the U.K. We did a quick google search to see what the most popular boys names in the U.K. were, and Oliver was at the top of the list for 2011. So obviously some people can look past this part of history!</p>
<p>Sure, the British public can let bygones be bygones, but the royal family is not an organization known for it’s ability to look past history, especially its own history.</p>
<p>^“Oliver, you want some moooooore?” Love that name, but the poorhouse from Charles Dickens jumps to mind, right after Cromwell. How’s about Cromwell?</p>
<p>I like the name Anne, and I know they will be asking me first for advice…but Prince Charles’ sister has that name. She lost chance for the throne when Prince William was born, if I understand their system correctly. </p>
<p>If it’s a girl, I hope they give her a name with the letter “i” in the middle. </p>
<p>I recall a second grade student who changed her own spelling from “Lacey” to “Laci.” When I asked why, she said, “so I can have an ‘i’ to dot with a heart.”</p>
<p>^following that line of thought, whatever name they choose, if it’s a girl, I’m going to send them a sparkly “name” necklace. I bet none of their friends will get them such a unique gift.</p>