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Everyone Suddenly Thinks Harry & Meghan Might Give Their Baby *This* Italian Name

Sooo…there’s still no word on the royal baby, but, like, any day now, right?

One good thing about the delay: We have more time to speculate about every little detail! Boy or girl? And most importantly, what will Baby Sussex’s name be?

According to People, the U.K. betting lists keep shifting, with the usual suspects (Elizabeth and Diana for a girl) continuously leading the pack. But there’s also a wild card on the rise—Allegra. (What?)

Yep, the Italian-origin girl’s name (which means “joyous”) just jumped from 100-to-1 to 20-to-1 odds, making it the sixth on the list, according to British online betting site Ladbrokes.

Ladbrokes’s Alex Apati told People, “We’re scratching our heads as to why we’ve seen so much interest in Allegra, but the bets are coming in thick and fast and it’s been by far the most popular pick of the month with punters.” Huh. We can think of a few reasons why. For one, Meghan Markle reportedly loves Italy. She even named her old blog, The Tig, after Tignаnello wine, which is Italian.

Buckingham Palace is already quashing rumors that they’ve accidentally revealed the baby’s name, but we imagine royal obsessives are going to have a field day with this tiny grain of information.

And FYI, if the child is a boy, the favored names are currently Arthur, Philip, James and Albert. But all of a sudden we’re really pulling for Allegra—it has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

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