During a family visit to the annually held Chelsea Flower Show, Prince William used a rather unknown moniker to address his daughter, Princess Charlotte.
"Mignonette," he called, trying to get his sprightly preschooler's attention.
According to Babynames.com, the name has French origins, and means "Favorite, Darling," and following on from the video above, the name also means "small, sweet, and delicate or cute."
Mignonette isn't the 4-year-old's only pet name, she's previously been called "Lottie," by mom Kate.
While Lotte is a fairly obvious choice, we're not quite sure about the origins of Mignonette but nicknames are clearly a parent thing.
Also see: Princess Diana was the lowkey baby name inspiration for Harry and Meghan's newborn son
What's your child's parent-assigned nickname and how did you come up with it? Tell us emailing to chatback@parent24.com and we could publish your letter. Do let us know if you'd like to stay anonymous.
Origin stories
A dad on the subreddit r/Parenting shared how he got to assign a nick name to his baby girl and wanted to know how other parents came upon a nickname for their children. Here are some great responses.
"Animal because..."
"Instead of 'Nelly Fertado' we call her 'Ellie Potato'"
"We called her Momo"
"I started to call her Meringue-O-Tang"
What's your child's parent-assigned nickname and how did you come up with it? Tell us emailing to chatback@parent24.com and we could publish your letter. Do let us know if you'd like to stay anonymous.
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