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HelpOur youngest Danish princess was christened today.
The youngest of our prince Joachim and his wife, princess Marie (who is French).
Her name, which had been held a secret, until just moments ago:
Athena Marguerite Francois Marie
Excited about Athena, but highly surprising as a first name, since it's so different, but I love it. Marguerite is a French variant of our Queen Margrethe II, Francois is the name of Marie's mother and Marie after, well, princess Marie.
I am completely in love with the little princess' full name, because it honors both maternal and paternal grandmothers and princess Marie.
She joins big brothers:
Nikolai William Alexander Frederik - By Joachim's first wife.
Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian - Also by his first wife.
Henrik Carl Joachim Alain - By Marie.
:D
Her name, which had been held a secret, until just moments ago:
Athena Marguerite Francois Marie
Excited about Athena, but highly surprising as a first name, since it's so different, but I love it. Marguerite is a French variant of our Queen Margrethe II, Francois is the name of Marie's mother and Marie after, well, princess Marie.
I am completely in love with the little princess' full name, because it honors both maternal and paternal grandmothers and princess Marie.
She joins big brothers:
Nikolai William Alexander Frederik - By Joachim's first wife.
Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian - Also by his first wife.
Henrik Carl Joachim Alain - By Marie.
:D
This message was edited 5/20/2012, 8:52 AM
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Athena is most unexpected! Though when the Greeks needed a monarch long ago, they looked to Denmark for a willing prince if i recall.
Nice one, also, in these times of financial and political issues! Gives a new look to a name too often connected with crises.
And, I don't know how to tell you this ... little Princess Athena shares a name with my dog. She is a West Highland terrier, and was born on the last day of the 2004 Olympics, so she and her 5 siblings all got suitable names on their pedigrees. We never use her official name, though - the breed specifications list "varminty" as a preferred characteristic, and she's that all right. We call her Wuffles, which wouldn't do for a princess.
By the way, is Princess Marie's mum really Francois, not Francoise? Interesting, if so!
Nice one, also, in these times of financial and political issues! Gives a new look to a name too often connected with crises.
And, I don't know how to tell you this ... little Princess Athena shares a name with my dog. She is a West Highland terrier, and was born on the last day of the 2004 Olympics, so she and her 5 siblings all got suitable names on their pedigrees. We never use her official name, though - the breed specifications list "varminty" as a preferred characteristic, and she's that all right. We call her Wuffles, which wouldn't do for a princess.
By the way, is Princess Marie's mum really Francois, not Francoise? Interesting, if so!
This message was edited 5/21/2012, 1:06 AM
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Is there any statement being made by using the name Athena, I wonder? It seems unexpected.
Anyway I like it. I met a woman named Athena this year, and so I sort of just noticed it - even though I have been aware of it forever I hadn't really considered it as a usable name.
Anyway I like it. I met a woman named Athena this year, and so I sort of just noticed it - even though I have been aware of it forever I hadn't really considered it as a usable name.
This message was edited 5/20/2012, 8:21 PM
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