Prince George

From the BBC:

"Royal baby: William and Kate name their son George"

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their son George Alexander Louis, Kensington Palace has said.  The third in line to the throne, who was born on Monday at 16:24 BST, will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. It is thought the Queen was told of Prince George's name when she met him for the first time on Wednesday. Royal infants usually have historical names which are passed down through the generations.  There have been six King Georges up to now, most recently the Queen's father, although his first name was Albert and he was known to his family as Bertie. The name Louis is Prince William's fourth name and is likely to be a tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh's uncle and the last British Viceroy of India before independence in 1947.

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Our correspondent also said Prince George does not have to be King George if he accedes to the throne - he can choose another name, as the Queen's father did. "Royal names are diminishing. Edward VIII had 7; Prince Charles has 4; Prince William 4; Prince George 3. #princegeorge," he tweeted. Charles Mosley, author of Blood Royal, told the BBC he knew it would be George. "It was the name of the sovereigns under whom this country became a world player - in the 19th Century, defeating Napoleon, and in the 20th Century, winning two world wars. "Louis is a nod in the direction of the Mountbatten element in the Royal Family. And indeed the surname of the royal family is still Mountbatten. His (Prince George's) birth certificate and marriage certificate will say Mountbatten-Windsor." As well as being an established regal name, George is also a saint's name. St George was an early Christian martyr and is the patron saint of England. Royal baby prince named George  The announcement of the new prince's name has been relatively quick compared with previous royal babies. It was seven days before the name of a newborn Prince William was announced in 1982, and there was a wait of a month following Prince Charles's birth in 1948.

 

King Georges:

• George I - Born 1660, Hanover. Reign: 1714-27
• George II - Born 1683, Hanover. Reign: 1727-60
• George III - Born 1738, London. Reign: 1760-1820
• George IV - Born 1762, London. Reign: 1820-1830
• George V - Born 1865, London. Reign: 1910-36
• George VI - Born 1895, Sandringham. Reign: 1936-1952

^ George sounds like an old man's name like Barbara sounds like an old woman's name. When he becomes king he could change it. ^

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23443504