Kate Middleton and Prince William Royal Baby Name: Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. – 07-24-2013, 12:00pm
Meet His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge! Kate Middleton and Prince William revealed their baby name via a statement through Kensington Palace on Wednesday, only two days after Middleton gave birth.
The statement read: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son George Alexander Louis. The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.”
According to Pamela Redmond Satran, co-founder of the baby naming website Nameberry, there have been more kings named George in the past three centuries than any kings of any other name. “It’s a regal choice and approropriate for the royal baby,” she says. “And of course the name Cambridge is fitting since his parents are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.”
The baby’s middle names hold significance, too. According to various betting websites, if baby had been born a girl, Alexandra was the number one choice, so it makes sense that the male version—Alexander—was chosen,” says Nameberry co-founder Linda Rosenkrantz. “And the name Louis was likely chosen to commemorate Lord Louis Mountbatten, a close friend and mentor of Prince Charles who was assassinated by Irish terrorists in 1979.”
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