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The Arrival of a new Royal Baby

On 31 August Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden had their second son. The name will be announced this Monday, followed by a Te Deum. As their first son has been named Alexander, a rather non-royal Swedish name, you could wonder which name the newborn prince will receive. The baby seems to have […]

Miscellaneous, Names & Titles

Odd Royal and Noble Names

Names, especially first names, have always fascinated me. No idea why, but probably it had something to do with the fact that I myself received a rather old-fashioned name. Netty is the call name of my maternal grandmother, who wrote the name as Nettie herself. My parents thought with a ‘y’ it would look a […]