The royal baby has arrived in the United Kingdom, bringing along with him sporting speculation about what his name will be.
While the only thing anyone knows for sure is that he probably won’t be named George, royal expert Victoria Arbiter has a hunch on the matter that has captured the internet’s attention.
Arbiter spoke with the U.K. tabloid Daily Express on Monday, suggesting that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will name their first child “something UNUSUAL that UNIFIES the US and UK.”
A Daily Express tweet boasting this incendiary nugget of sage soothsaying has since gone semi-viral, sparking a Twitter game in which users name the baby whatever they think might unite the U.S. and the U.K. I’ll go first: “We love you Baby Hating J.K. Rowling’s Tendency to Ret-Con.”
Some Twitterers used the prompt as an opportunity for grim political humor:
welcome to the world baby "Colonialism" https://t.co/QfaRFKd6T1
— 💰TRILLIONAIRE💰 (@maltyhops) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/1125470607301328896
I mean sure “the Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as Operation Husky” is certainly unusual but is it wrong https://t.co/PHjKkwpDld
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) May 6, 2019
Gonna name their child "Imperialism" https://t.co/JZTVkoYIbe
— JJ Bola (@JJ_Bola) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/DavidVujanic/status/1125477045625139200
https://twitter.com/MelissaRyan/status/1125480188115083264
Others took a more literal-minded approach:
The Atlantic Ocean? https://t.co/edgYHmVLhR
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) May 6, 2019
Congratulations to Meghan and Harry on their beautiful baby, The Treaty of Ghent https://t.co/YYqTxU9Zy8
— Julia Claire (@ohJuliatweets) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/jayasax/status/1125493304198598658
But the majority of Twitterers referenced areas of pop culture that transcend the transatlantic distance:
Welcome to the world, young Fuck Off, Piers Morgan. https://t.co/ritlntCchq
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/davidehrlich/status/1125473205580369925
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/1125471723455823872
https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1125466709886787589
The baby will be named "Emmy winner Sandra Oh" https://t.co/7nETImWfFQ
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) May 6, 2019
Welcome to the world, John Oliver. https://t.co/faj33LQFAu
— Daniel Spenser (@DanSpenser) May 6, 2019
Congrats! Can't wait to see little The Office! https://t.co/U557na64PF
— Nick Ross (@NickBossRoss) May 6, 2019
Academy Award Winner Olivia Colman https://t.co/FTZzfQYVrE
— bkr (@bkrewind) May 6, 2019
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