Lilibet

M0nica

Blubelle my reaction would be much the same for anyone who was semi estranged from their family and then started using, not family names, but family dimunitives or nicknames in naming a child. It appears ingratiating, as if those involved thought it would curry favour.

They may have sought and received the Queen's consent. In which case that is fine.

I have nothing against them, except their public behaviour, which they must know will be commented on it. If you make a show of parading your noble and virtuous motivations in public. You must expect your behaviour to be judged by the standards you parade. So far I am not impressed.

Reading through other comments, Monica usually nails it for me, as she has right here, particularly the last paragraph.

Perplexing! given the negative comments regarding parenting down the generations which came full circle to the Queen herself. I believe she was deeply hurt by those comments.

I have a great niece called after me and what a privilege that was. I was delighted as I’m sure HRH will be delighted to hear the new baby’s been given her pet name. A great inheritance. Lots of love and best wishes to the happy couple. May they get much joy from the safe delivery of their new baby.

I think it is a pretty name and is probably meant to remember great grannie as well as grannie. Maybe to try to heal rifts?

I am glad that baby and mum are doing well, any baby is good news.
With my supercilious head on I wonder if the baby’s name could be pronounced lie-lie. ?

By reading this thread I learnt that Lilibet is a name already in use in the US, not just exclusive to the Queen, as it is in the UK?

Well, they were never going to go for a ‘boring’ classic name, were they? So IMO it’s better than a lot of the tweely-hyphenated/made up/plain daft names they could have chosen.
In any case, for everyday purposes it’s going to be Lili.
I’m betting on a lot of little Lilibets being registered in the not too distant future.

Their choice but I agree Elizabeth would have been better.

I’m a bit sceptical about the name Lilibet. It’s a pretty name (and I totally agree with the middle name of Diana) but are Harry and Meghan trying too hard to curry favour with the Queen after all the hurtful things they’ve said?

Being picky, but the Queen is ‘HM’, not ‘HRH’.

‘Archie Harrison’- no royal connection whatsoever there, and this was when they were still full blown senior working royals.

‘Lilibet Diana’- Diana, well, no surprise there, but strange how the royal connection has been used when they have chosen to step back from their royal roles.

Which is why they might just as well have named the baby ‘Lili’ and had done with it.

There's an echo in here...

They aren't estranged from the family or the Queen in particular are they?

I agree with this totally.

Sorry, the quote didn’t appear. I totally agree with Monica.

It’s not exclusive to the queen! Someone upthread researched and there were thousands of lilibets born in USA in 2020. Just saying.

Well is it because it’s an American name, or is it because it’s the Queen’s nickname? Can’t have it both ways.

I too agree with MOnica

The American website "Babycentre" has a graph of Lilibet usage:
From about 5,000 to 16,000 a year it seems from the yearly figures.

maddyone

Well is it because it’s an American name, or is it because it’s the Queen’s nickname? Can’t have it both ways.

We'll never know and its none of our business....

Well no we won’t Alegrias,but I was commenting on the fact that many posters have said the name was chosen because of the royal connection, and another poster who commented that the name is apparently popular in America. Is that okay? I didn’t know I had to run it across you first to see if my comment was acceptable.

I was so happy this started of as a positive thread but dint take long
I ll leave you all to pile the misery on

I think the trouble with these girly names is that it's hard to see the person as a grown-up. It's a name without any drive to me.

I wonder if they still want to bring up their family in a gender-neutral way?
I haven't heard anything about it recently.

And I'm only chatting here.
I do wish them all the best - especially little Archie. I hope he finds adapting to being a sibling straightforward. He's so little himself.

I am glad all has gone well with the birth but just mystified that a couple who keep telling us they want a private life have given their daughter two names that ensure she will be easily identifiable. I had no idea Lilibet was so common in the USA, certainly never met anyone here with the name.

I think the trouble with these girly names is that it's hard to see the person as a grown-up. It's a name without any drive to me.
I think she's going to be known as Lilli-a very grown up name. My mother was called it although with the conventional Lily spelling.
Also Lily Langtry, Lilli Marlene, Lily Savage, Lily Allen- all grown ups. She might even prefer her full name when she is an adult

Lily Savage