The Beauty of Names

Princess Margaretha in her wedding dress Princess Margaretha of Sweden was born Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg to Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark . She married Prince Axel of Denmark . Their marriage was a love match with her mother remarking that they were so in love the couldn't be left alone in a furnished room. Their children were: George Valdemar Carl Axel, " Prince George Valdemar of Denmark " Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel, " Prince Flemming Valdemar ", later " Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg " after renouncing his Princely title Margaretha with Prince George Valdemar and Prince Flemming Valdemar

Persida Nenadović Persida Nenadović was born to the Voivode Jevrem Nenadović and Jovanka Milovanović . She married Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia . Their children were: Poleksija, " Princess Poleksija of Serbia " Kleopatra, " Princess Kleopatra of Serbia " Aleksij, " Prince Aleksij of Serbia " Svetozar, " Prince Svetozar of Serbia " Peter, " Prince Peter of Serbia ", later " King Peter I of Serbia " Jelena, " Princess Jelena of Serbia " Andrej, " Princess Andrej of Serbia " Jelisaveta, " Princess Jelisaveta of Serbia " Đorđe, " Prince Đorđe of Serbia " Arsenije, " Prince Arsenije of Serbia "

Olympia Lightning Bolt Earlier in the year Olympian Usain Bolt and his longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, welcomed their first child, a girl. They have now revealed that her name is Olympia Lightning Bolt.

Princess Helen and Prince John's engagement photo Princess Helen of Serbia and Yugoslavia was born Princess Helena Karađorđević to Peter I of Serbia and Yugoslavia and Princess Zorka of Montenegro . She married Prince John Constantinovich of Russia , who was called "Ioanchik". It was a love match and shocked family members because they believed John might become a Russian Orthodox Monk. Their children were: Vsevolod Ivanovich Romanov, " Prince Vsevolod Ivanovich " Yekaterina Ivanovna Romanova, " Princess Catherine of Russia ", later " Catherine, Marchesa Farace di Villaforesta "

Zo ë  Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver and David Suchet as Hercule Poirot I have a confession to make: I am addicted to Agatha Christie shows. Now I do have plans on reading the novels, as I feel it's a requirement for anyone wanting to write mystery, and specifically historical mystery, just to see where these sort of novels originated. I call them my guilty pleasure simply because I do not particularly like Christie as a person, her racism being just the tip of a very large iceberg. But I have noticed she has some very interesting names in her works and I thought it would be great to take a look at them! Please let me know your favorites, or some I might have missed! Women:  Adelaide Jefferson Adele Fortescue Ariadne Oliver Cherry Baker Cicely Beauclerk Cora Van Stuyvesant Dolly Bantry Elsie Holland Elvira Blake Evadne Willett Florrie Frankie Derwent Ginger Corrigan Griselda Clement Gwenda Halliday Gwenda Vaughn Hester Argyle Honoria Waynflete Jolly Bellever Kanga Lady Eileen "Bu