More royal names

Zara is the name of Princess Anne's daughter, and was considered very unusual for a royal child at the time of her birth. THe name's meaning is obscure, but is probably derived from the Arabic for flower, Zahr. Zara's children are called Mia, Lena and Lucas. Beatrice, the name of the late queen's second grand daughter is a royal name, used by Queen VIctoria for her youngest child. The name means bringer of joy or blessing... it is a Latinate name. There were a few Beatrices in the Royal family, in Victoria's day, and Sarah Duchess Of York chose the name, having written books about queen Victoria. The name can be abbreviated to Trixie, or Beatie or Bea. Beatrice's sister Eugenie was also given an old fashioned Victorian name Eugenie. It is unusual, but it was the name of Princess Beatrice's daughter, Victoria Eugenie, who became queen of Spain. She was named after the French Empress Eugenie who lived in England and was friends with queen Victoria. Beatrice's daughter has been named Siena Elizabeth, after the queen and presumably because the name Siena was liked by the parents. Eugenie's son has been named August which was one of the names of Prince Albert, the Prince Consort.