What would Richard I of England call his son

What would Richard I if England name his son?


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Query, in a scenario where Richard I of England had a son what is he likely to name the boy.

Options include:
 
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Yep,his one and only son was called Philip,though he's a bastard and I'm assuming he would have named his son something completely different if the child's fully legitimate.

In which case,I think William would be the name since he's probably going to name his son after one of his Aquitainian ancestors under the guise of honoring his Norman ancestors.He most likely wouldn't have called the kid Henry since he absolutely hated his father.
 
Yep,his one and only son was called Philip,though he's a bastard and I'm assuming he would have named his son something completely different if the child's fully legitimate.

In which case,I think William would be the name since he's probably going to name his son after one of his Aquitainian ancestors under the guise of honoring his Norman ancestors.He most likely wouldn't have called the kid Henry since he absolutely hated his father.

Alright interesting, but would he name his son William, if the kid is born the same time as his brother Henry's son William?
 
So far William is in the lead.

Anyone else got any thoughts on the name? Alexander does not seem likely according to the votes why is that?
 
I usually associate medieval usage of Alexander with Scotland. I also don't think Alexander has the same dynastic power that William or Henry has at this time.
 
Going over each option:

Richard - possible. It has precedence. William the Conqueror, Geoffrey of Anjou and Henry II named their second sons after themselves.
William - also possible. Richard's elder brother was named William, Henry the Young King's short-lived son was supposedly named William, and all of them were descended from William the Conqueror.
Henry - slight chance. Even John abandoned his father at the end, but IOTL he still named his eldest son and heir Henry.
Geoffrey - I doubt it. I'm not sure how close Richard was with his brother, Geoffrey. Hell, I'm not sure Richard was close to anyone except his mother.
Edward - No way in hell. Edward was an Anglo-Saxon name and the early Angevins/Plantagenets were as far away from being Anglo-Saxon as you could get.
Alexander - Maybe, if the boy was born on crusade, and Richard was in the mood. Greco-Roman history might have been part of his education at his mother's court.

That, or something else, like Jordan (if the boy was born near or baptised in water from the Jordan river, like one of HRE Frederick II's legitimate sons. Apparently, that was one of the reasons why the name was adopted in Europe - crusaders bringing back water from the Jordan river to baptize their children.)
 
Can I make an outlandish nomination: Sancho

Named after his maternal grandfather, Sancho VI of Navarre. King Edward I of England and his Castilian wife Eleanor, named their son, Alphonso, Earl of Chester after Eleanor's uncle King Alphonso X of Castile
 
Hmm interesting, Richard seems to be in the lead now.

How do you think the Plantagenets themselves would react to Richard naming his son after himself?
 
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