Baby Cambridge: Potential Names and Godparents


If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
See posts with no answers
Status
Not open for further replies.
I keep reading the 'George is an old name' or whatever so I asked the principal at out school how many George's we had - just to get a feeling as I know that I teach quite a few and he just emailed me the figures.

956 students, 558 boys, 78 George's, 5 Alexanders and 3 Louis - so 14% of our male students are George (only David and Peter are more popular at our school). So quite a number of parents have been using George over the last 2 decades - our students are aged 5 - 18.
 
Iluvbertie said:
I keep reading the 'George is an old name' or whatever so I asked the principal at out school how many George's we had - just to get a feeling as I know that I teach quite a few and he just emailed me the figures.

956 students, 558 boys, 78 George's, 5 Alexanders and 3 Louis - so 14% of our male students are George (only David and Peter are more popular at our school). So quite a number of parents have been using George over the last 2 decades - our students are aged 5 - 18.
Click to expand...

I like the name George I think its a good name and quite popular these days. I like that its hard to shorten and rhyme to as well should keep future headlines simple
;)
 
Uh, what about "Georgie Porgy, puddin' and pie; kissed the girls and made them cry." I'm sure he'll hear that one often enough. LOL
 
Catherine and William have made it clear that they want the Middletons to be very involved with the baby, so I think they will ask at least Carole to be a godparent. I believe that they may ask Prince Charles, too. He will certainly be very involved with preparing George for his royal role.

The other godparents will probably include William and Catherine's close circle of friends, including friends who are also relatives. I can see them asking Prince Harry, Zara,r Peter, James or Pippa.
 
From Royal Reporter, re Charles using George as regnal name.


Prince George is likely to become King George VII in time.Clarence House categorically denied rumours Charles would call himself King George
 
PrincessKaimi said:
Why would a grandmother also be a godparent?
Click to expand...

A lot of royals have grandparents as godparents. As I remember, Prince Felipe, Leonor and Infanta Sofia, Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus... I don't know regarding the British Royal Family, but I think it already happened in the past.
 
The British royals used to do the same with the godparents being grandparents and other close relatives but they have got away from that with the queens grandchildren. Andrew is the only immediate family godparent between wales boys. Sarah and Alexandria are cousins. They tend to be family friends and family not from the immediate family.
 
On another board they were trying to spin the names as being a tribute to Diana and a rejection of the Windsors because George Alexander and Louis are the names of children of Diana's siblings. They also reject the idea that the names might have been chosen because they were names William and Catherine just liked.
 
NGalitzine said:
On another board they were trying to spin the names as being a tribute to Diana and a rejection of the Windsors because George Alexander and Louis are the names of children of Diana's siblings. They also reject the idea that the names might have been chosen because they were names William and Catherine just liked.
Click to expand...

Some of the hatred towards the Royal Family from the Diana Loyalist really disgustes me and it does more and more everyday. George and Alexander honors the Windsor Family side family. They can't Handle the fact that William is related to the Windsors and that he is close with both sides of the family (Although maybe closer to his father side now). Really it time for people's to get over it and move in! William loves both side of his family equally and is close to both. He does not feel the sane way and they always be his family whether they like it or not.

I don't even try to mess with them anymore.
 
Last edited:
NGalitzine said:
On another board they were trying to spin the names as being a tribute to Diana and a rejection of the Windsors because George Alexander and Louis are the names of children of Diana's siblings. They also reject the idea that the names might have been chosen because they were names William and Catherine just liked.
Click to expand...

That's not the board for me :lol:
(did you mention there that the Louis was after Camilla's grandson?)

If they had wanted to remember Diana with the name, they could have used her middle name, her last name, her brother's name, her father's name...but they didn't... they just used names they liked and whatever names they would have chosen, someone would eventually have made a link with Diana.

The diana-'fans' occasionally resemble religion-fanatics....very dangerous people...
 
Last edited:
BritishRoyalist said:
Some of the hatred towards the Royal Family from the Diana Loyalist really disgustes me and it does more and more everyday. George and Alexander honors the Windsor Family side family. They can't Handle the fact that William is related to the Windsors and that he is close with both sides of the family (Although maybe closer to his father side now). Really it time for people's to get over it and move in! William loves both side of his family equally and is close to both. He does not feel the sane way and they always be his family whether they like it or not.

I don't even try to mess with them anymore.
Click to expand...

I believe William and Catherine when they say they just like the names. You could make the case that it was a slight towards Diana because they didn't name him Francis and George is one of Charles's name, Alexander is the male form of one the Queen's names, and Louis is one of William's names. From what I can tell, all three names are common among British aristocracy.
 
US Royal Watcher said:
I believe William and Catherine when they say they just like the names. You could make the case that it was a slight towards Diana because they didn't name him Francis and George is one of Charles's name, Alexander is the male form of one the Queen's names, and Louis is one of William's names. From what I can tell, all three names are common among British aristocracy.
Click to expand...

Exactly, It a name they like and the names really honor someone on all side of the family (Although George mostly Windsor) But some will say that it only honors the spencers side entirely because they want it that way. They will believe and think what they want.
 
Last edited:
BritishRoyalist said:
Exactly, It a name they like and the names really honor someone on all side of the family (Although George mostly Windsor) But some will say that it only honors the spencers side entirely because they want it that way. They will believe and think what they want.
Click to expand...

As we have been reminded of recently, both William and Kate are very shrewd individuals. So I would venture to say they are all too aware that their son's name is comprised of the names of 3 of his Spencer cousins. My take is that perhaps both reasonings were involved. While they do like the names, and they do honor the Windsor side of the family, perhaps this is also William's way of "including his mother" in the life of his son?

JMO
 
Excalibur said:
As we have been reminded of recently, both William and Kate are very shrewd individuals. So I would venture to say they are all too aware that their son's name is comprised of the names of 3 of his Spencer cousins. My take is that perhaps both reasonings were involved. While they do like the names, and they do honor the Windsor side of the family, perhaps this is also William's way of "including his mother" in the life of his son?

JMO
Click to expand...

I am not denying that William is honoring the Spencer's side for the reasons you said. I don't have a problem with that. I am talking about the Diana loyalist who want to pretend or think that it does not honors the Windsors at all and that it only honors the Spencer's side entirely because dislike of the Royal Family.
 
Last edited:
Excalibur said:
As we have been reminded of recently, both William and Kate are very shrewd individuals. So I would venture to say they are all too aware that their son's name is comprised of the names of 3 of his Spencer cousins. My take is that perhaps both reasonings were involved. While they do like the names, and they do honor the Windsor side of the family, perhaps this is also William's way of "including his mother" in the life of his son?

JMO
Click to expand...

Possibly, but why not just say that? They are also shrewd enough to know that there are Windsor relatives with those names. William has been very upfront about wanting to keep Diana alive, which why he gave Catherine Diana's engagement ring. It's very possible that he will choose a Spencer relative as a godparent.
 
I am so happy for the royal family. Welcome baby "King" George!!! :)
 
US Royal Watcher said:
Possibly, but why not just say that? They are also shrewd enough to know that there are Windsor relatives with those names. William has been very upfront about wanting to keep Diana alive, which why he gave Catherine Diana's engagement ring. It's very possible that he will choose a Spencer relative as a godparent.
Click to expand...

Why not just say that?
1) Because it's no one's business but theirs.
2) Because it's not the ultimate reason why they chose the names.
3) Because, like most people, they have many reasons to choose the names they did.
4) Because there are very likely other reasons (Mountbatton, etc.) for the name choices
5) Because part of the fun of naming a baby is letting people think about your choices rather than being overbearing and telling people what to think

Does anyone else think they might not call him George on a day to day basis? William was called Wills (and some other nicknames), Catherine was called Kate. I named my daughter Katherine (in case she wanted to use it professionally later on) but never intended to, and did not call her that.

Some royals have been called by their second names. So it remains to be seen what his day-to-day name is. The parents can take their time in deciding what it feels right to call him (and indeed, that's one of the advantages of middle and third names). In many families, not just royals, children end up being called by a different name - often a middle name - because it feels right.

5 out of the 7 children in my dad's French-Scottish family were called by names that weren't on their birth certificate. Pat was called Fanny (the actress Fanny Bryce was popular back then, and I guess Pat was a little on the dramatic side). Arthur was called Timmy and no one knows why.
 
PrincessKaimi said:
Why not just say that?
1) Because it's no one's business but theirs.
2) Because it's not the ultimate reason why they chose the names.
3) Because, like most people, they have many reasons to choose the names they did.
4) Because there are very likely other reasons (Mountbatton, etc.) for the name choices
5) Because part of the fun of naming a baby is letting people think about your choices rather than being overbearing and telling people what to think

Does anyone else think they might not call him George on a day to day basis? William was called Wills (and some other nicknames), Catherine was called Kate. I named my daughter Katherine (in case she wanted to use it professionally later on) but never intended to, and did not call her that.

Some royals have been called by their second names. So it remains to be seen what his day-to-day name is. The parents can take their time in deciding what it feels right to call him (and indeed, that's one of the advantages of middle and third names). In many families, not just royals, children end up being called by a different name - often a middle name - because it feels right.

5 out of the 7 children in my dad's French-Scottish family were called by names that weren't on their birth certificate. Pat was called Fanny (the actress Fanny Bryce was popular back then, and I guess Pat was a little on the dramatic side). Arthur was called Timmy and no one knows why.
Click to expand...

And Harry's name is really Henry but goes my Harry
 
PrincessKaimi said:
Why not just say that?
1) Because it's no one's business but theirs.
2) Because it's not the ultimate reason why they chose the names.
3) Because, like most people, they have many reasons to choose the names they did.
4) Because there are very likely other reasons (Mountbatton, etc.) for the name choices
5) Because part of the fun of naming a baby is letting people think about your choices rather than being overbearing and telling people what to think

Does anyone else think they might not call him George on a day to day basis? William was called Wills (and some other nicknames), Catherine was called Kate. I named my daughter Katherine (in case she wanted to use it professionally later on) but never intended to, and did not call her that.

Some royals have been called by their second names. So it remains to be seen what his day-to-day name is. The parents can take their time in deciding what it feels right to call him (and indeed, that's one of the advantages of middle and third names). In many families, not just royals, children end up being called by a different name - often a middle name - because it feels right.

5 out of the 7 children in my dad's French-Scottish family were called by names that weren't on their birth certificate. Pat was called Fanny (the actress Fanny Bryce was popular back then, and I guess Pat was a little on the dramatic side). Arthur was called Timmy and no one knows why.
Click to expand...

The whole "royals being called by a name other than their given name" thing seems to have been primarily based in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, likely because there were so many individuals with the same first names.

The nicknames we have (or know) for the current royals are all based on their first names. Harry is a nickname for Henry, Wills for William, and so on. I think it's likely that if they're going to go with a name-based nickname for personal use it'll be based on George and not Alexander or Louis.

If they wanted the public to know him as anything other than George, I suspect that would have been released already. Harry - who is just about the only royal with an "official" nickname - had his nickname announced with his full name.
 
They'll call him George - its his name, they like it which is why they chose it.

Why do any of you try and make it more complicated that it is? Convoluted theories, conspiracy theories, Windsor vs Spencer, Diana vs Catherine. It's a nonsense IMO.
 
George doesn't really shorten to anything or has an established nickname like Henry/Harry.

I don't think the spencer cousin names really came to the forefront of W&K's minds. William doesn't appear to be that close to his Spencer cousins as he is to his Windsor ones. He may be closer to the kids of Jane and Sarah then earl spencer since his older kids grew up in South Africa and are much younger than their other Spencer cousins.
 
Ish said:
The whole "royals being called by a name other than their given name" thing seems to have been primarily based in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, likely because there were so many individuals with the same first names.

The nicknames we have (or know) for the current royals are all based on their first names. Harry is a nickname for Henry, Wills for William, and so on. I think it's likely that if they're going to go with a name-based nickname for personal use it'll be based on George and not Alexander or Louis.

If they wanted the public to know him as anything other than George, I suspect that would have been released already. Harry - who is just about the only royal with an "official" nickname - had his nickname announced with his full name.
Click to expand...

I don't think that's how nicknames evolve, and I don't recall Wills being announced as William's nickname (nor, for that matter, a formal early announcement for Harry, either). If there was, I missed it - and would love to know about it.

I wonder if the Victorian/Edwardian era influenced my one grandmother (who was born in 1886), whose children were nearly all nicknamed. (In fact, one of the ones who wasn't nicknamed was named after a maiden aunt, and then given to the maiden aunt to raise in another state - resulting in a sort of "female junior" relationship in terms of names.)

If Kate's family intended to call Catherine "Kate" all along (and they probably did) I doubt they put that on her birth announcement. Instead, they probably discouraged people from calling her Cat, Cathy or other versions and just called her Kate or Katey. That's what we did.

Nicknames are not usually formally announced. As someone posted upthread, there are nicknames for George (although it is quite nice if they go ahead and call him George, he's a baby right now, and it's really irresistible in many cases to avoid using a sweet nickname when they're babies).

Georgie would my own unavoidable utterance if I saw that little face.
 
The real reason for Wills and Kate is that it fits nicely into a headline, especially tabloids who often have headlines taking up most of the front page. ITs media, not family.
 
I've done a search on nicknames for people with the name George. There aren't many! One was Geo (pronounced jee-o).
Another suggested "Geordie" from a term relating to the North East of England (particularly Newcastle). Geordie came about during the Jacobite Revolution when it was declared that the people of Newcastle were staunch supporters of the Hannovarian kings, particularly George II.

So, Geo, Georgie, Geordie....any other suggestions??
 
I am sure they will have more children and they will have an opportunity to honor all relatives they want. Why should they to give all nice names to the firstborn?
I've done a search on nicknames for people with the name George.
Click to expand...
They can call him just George, Charles and Diana didn't use nicknames for William.
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

iceflower
Gender & Names for Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa's first child 2024
Replies
13
Views
1K
maria-olivia
maria-olivia
Adda
Third Baby for Amadeo and Elisabetta: Alix
Replies
22
Views
3K
Linda_26
Linda_26
Marengo
  • Locked
Charles III: Coronation Information and Musings - Part 2
15 16 17
Replies
501
Views
53K
Marengo
Marengo
Ista
General News for Charles III and Queen Camilla Part 2, February 2024-
2 3
Replies
60
Views
12K
winifred
W
Marengo
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant News and Events 2, Feb 2024 -
2
Replies
30
Views
7K
Prinsara
Prinsara

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom