Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Reportedly Have a 'Long List' of Baby Names
Now that the news of Meghan Markle‘s pregnancy is public knowledge, there’s one question on everyone’s minds: What are she and Prince Harry going to name their royal baby? As it turns out, they’ve already got quite a few options to choose from.
While riding the tram with a group of young adults on Thursday during Markle and Prince Harry’s official tour of Australia, the subject of baby names came up. When someone asked Markle if she’d picked out a name yet, she replied that they were still working on it, with the help of their friends and family, according to E! News. “We’ve been given a long list of names from everyone,” she said, and noted that she and Prince Harry are “going to sit down and have a look at them” before they start narrowing things down.
“She said that she hadn’t thought of one as it was still quite early,” one 12-year-old in attendance told reporters, per E!.
At another point during the royals’ day out in Melbourne, one proud parent introduced the royal couple to her daughter, Harriet, a name that Harry seemed to like—for pretty obvious reasons. “As soon as I introduced my daughter to Harry, he said, ‘That’s a great name,'” Harriet’s mom said, E! reports. “Maybe they will choose it for their own child, which would be fun.”
Though the royals haven’t picked out a name just yet, that hasn’t stopped the public from guessing what it might be. If the baby is a girl, oddsmakers are betting on Diana (after Harry’s late mother), Victoria, or Alice as the most likely options. However, Markle already has a gift for her future child that may hint at a completely different name. As previously reported, she’s been holding onto a Cartier Tank watch that’s engraved with the initials “M.M.” with the intention of passing it along to her daughter, whose name will, presumably, have to start with an M.
“I had it engraved on the back, ‘To M.M. From M.M,'” she told Hello! in 2016. “And I plan to give it to my daughter one day. That’s what makes pieces special, the connection you have to them.”
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