The royal baby name everyone is betting on
It's not long now until the royal baby arrives and as the delivery draws closer, bookies are taking bets on the name and gender.
Royal fans were previously speculating that Prince William and Kate were expecting a girl, however, a recent comment made by Prince William has convinced many that their new baby is a boy.
After Aston villa player Jack Grealish scored a goal during a football match, William said that the baby should be named after the star athlete, reported The Mirror.
“I’m going to insist the baby is called Jack,” before adding “ ... or Jackie”, the duke reportedly said.
According to The Sun, traditionally royal parents don’t find out the gender of the baby until it’s born. However, Princess Diana reportedly knew that she was having boys.
On Sportsbet.com.au, bets on the baby being a boy start a $1.90 and $2 for a girl.
Betting website William Hill have Mary (3/1) and Alice (6/1) listed as the two most likely girl names.
Previous frontrunners Elizabeth (12/1) and Victoria (8/1) have fallen down the list.
Popular bookmaker Coral also has Alice and Mary in the lead, both at 5/1.
Coral’s Jonah Hill told The Express that interest in the baby name is increasing as the due date grows closer.
“At the moment, many punters are convinced it is going to be a girl and it will be named Mary,” he said
If the baby is a boy, the names believed to be picked are Albert, Arthur, Fred or Frederick, all at 12/1.
Coral also has Albert and Arthur at 12/1.
“The girls’ names have been dominant at the head of the betting leading to speculation that people might know that a girl is on the way however with the due date surely just a matter of weeks away, the boys’ names are starting to attract a bit of cash,” said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly.
“I imagine that Kate would push back on baby number three being named after a footballer though.”
James, Alexandria, Grace, Philip, Alexander, Henry, Olivia and Catherine, are also names that are believed to be in the running.
What name do you think Prince William and Kate will choose?