So, it's not often that you come across a person named Royal. It's apparetnly even less often that the person named Royal is a female! Well, here I am in the flesh...a woman named Royal! Let me start of by answering a few of the repeated questions I get:
1. What? Royal, sound it out with me...."roi-uhl"...just like it sounds...no "e"
2. Like Crown? Yes, but no, my dad and mom were not raging alcoholics madly in love with Crown Royal, or the cute little bag it comes in!
3. Like the baseball team? Yes, heck I used to even have a stadium...but again, no. I don't think my parents ever really got behind baseball! They were probably too busy drinking the crown! ;)
4. How'd you get that? Dad...I was the middle child, coincidently mom had picked my sister Kimberly, so now it was dads turn to choose, Royal was chosen...needless to say mom took over naming power with the third baby, my brother Aric!
5. Why? Well dad wanted a unique name, so he spent countless hours watching late night western movies, not for the pure joy of watching a well made film, but to selflessly find the name, the one that would be his second child. Well after a good 3 hour film he watched the credits click by and there it was, plain as day...Royal. That's it he said to mom, boy or girl we'll name it Royal.
Obviously it would have worked out better if I'd been a boy, just because most Royal's are men! But I like it, it's different, and is always a good way to get the conversation started! For that very reason I used it to get my blog started!
What's in your name?
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