We know that she's a girl and fourth in line for the British throne, but there's still one lingering question about the new Princess of Cambridge: What's her name?
Thousands of people have made their bets in the UK, with Alice and Charlotte the frontrunners, followed by Olivia, The Guardian reports. It may still be awhile before the world finds out if her royal parents went with a historically significant name like Alexandra or threw everyone for a loop with a Toddlers & Tiaras-inspired moniker like Makynli — they waited until her big brother met Queen Elizabeth two days after his birth to announce his full name of George Alexander Louis, but the Queen isn't expected to see the princess until the family goes to their country estate.
If the baby is named Charlotte, it could be an homage to her grandfather Charles, or George III's wife, Queen Charlotte, born in 1744. Alice was the name of Queen Victoria's second daughter, as well as the Duke of Edinburgh's mother, and there's also the possibility they will somehow incorporate a name that honors William’s late mother or her relatives. My fake British money is on Victoria Diana Elizabeth.
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