Queen Elizabeth II embarks from Chelsea Harbour on the first part of their journey during the Diamond Jubilee river Pageant in London, June 3, 2012.
What do you think?
This one certainly seems like a no-brainer. The perennially popular name has statistical preeminence (A British bookmaker has set 8 to 1 odds that Will and Kate’s daughter will be named Elizabeth), as well as obvious familial significance (see: Queen Elizabeths I and II and countless other British and European princess). Middleton also has an attachment to it — Elizabeth is both her middle name and her great-grandmother’s name. All of this, plus its general popularity (it ranked as the 44th most-popular female name in the UK in 2011), makes ti a strong candidate for a couple that has both a respect for tradition and a reputation for modernity.