Full (christened) name: Princess Haya bint Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents: King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Alia of Jordan
Date of birth: 3 May 1974 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Prince Ali bin Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents: King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Alia of Jordan
Date of birth: 23 December 1975 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when boys are born in Arab countries they often have bin as their middle name, bin simply means son, bin is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Prince Hamzah bin Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents: King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor of Jordan
Date of birth: 29th March 1980 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when boys are born in Arab countries they often have bin as their middle name, bin simply means son, bin is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Prince Hashim bin Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents: King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor of Jordan
Date of birth: 10th June 1981 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when boys are born in Arab countries they often have bin as their middle name, bin simply means son, bin is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Iman bint Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents: HM King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor of Jordan
Date of birth: 24th April 1983 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Raiyah bint Al - Hussein of Jordan
Parents King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor of Jordan
Date of birth: 9th February 1986 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening/baptism: not known Place of christening/baptism: Amman, Jordan Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Rahma bint El Hassan
Parents: Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan
Date of birth: August 13th, 1969 Place of birth: Amman Date of christening/baptism: N/A Place of christening/baptism: N/A Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan
Parents: Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan
Date of birth: 14th May 1971 Place of birth:Amman Date of christening/baptism: N/A Place of christening/baptism: N/A Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Badiya bint El Hassan
Parents: Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan
Date of birth: 28th of March 1974 Place of birth: Amman Date of christening/baptism: N/A Place of christening/baptism: N/A Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when girls are born in Arab countries they often have bint as their middle name, bint simply means daughter, bint is always followed by the father's name.
Parents: Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan
Date of birth: 20th.May, 1979 Place of birth: Amman Date of christening/baptism: N/A Place of christening/baptism: N/A Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when boys are born in Arab countries they often have bin as their middle name, bin simply means son, bin is always followed by the father's name.
-Information courtesy of elizahawthorne
1. With parents and older sisters, Sumaya, Rahma and Badiya
Date of birth: 8 April 2005, Bloksbjerg, Hankř Norway Date of baptism: 16 June 2005 Place of baptism: Palace Chapel, Oslo Godparents: Espen Bjorshol, Didrik Vigsnaes, Jon Andreas Hatun, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Gry Brusletto, Katharina Salbu
Other information of note: Leah Isadora wore the traditional royal Norwegian Christening Robe handmade by Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, in 1920. The first child to wear it was Prince Georg of Denmark (son of Princess Margaretha, Princess Ingeborg's oldest daughter) and since then it has been worn by most of Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha's descendants. The names of all the wearers have been sewn onto it.
Full (christened) name: Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón
Parents: Dońa Cristina, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca & Don Ińaki Urdangarín y Liebaert, Duke of Palma de Mallorca
Date of birth: 5 June 2005 Place of birth: Teknon Clinic of Barcelona, Spain Date of christening/baptism: July 14th, 2005, Place of christening/baptism: The gardens of the palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid Godparents: Pedro Lopez-Quesada, Princess Rosario of Bulgaria The Baptism gown: As a tradition, Irene wore the same gown that was used by evey member of the Spanish Royal Family, since King Juan Carlos. Other information of note: All children from the Spanish Royal family are baptized with water that comes straight from the Jordan river.
Full (christened) name: Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands
Parents: Crown Prince Willem-Alexandre of the Netherlandsand Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Date of birth: June 26, 2005 Place of birth: Bronovo Hospital, The Hague Date of christening: November 19, 2005 Place of christening: Dorpskerk, Wassenaar Godparents: Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Johan Friso, Juan Zorreguieta, Jonkvrouwe Alexandra Jankovic de Jeszenice and Jonkheer Frans de Beaufort Christening gown: The gown is made of precious Brussels lace and is 1.80 metres long. It was worn by Queen Wilhelmina (great-great grandmother), Queen Juliana (great grandmother), Queen Beatrix (grandmother), Princess Christina (great aunt), Prince Willem Alexander (father) and Princess Catherina Amalia (sister). Other information of note: Princess Alexia's names were chosen to honour her family members. Most significantly, her first name is for her father, Willem-Alexander; Juliana for her late great paternal grandmother, Marcela for her maternal aunt Marcela Cerruti and Laurentien for her paternal aunt Princess Laurentien.
Full (christened) name: Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover
Parents: Princess Caroline of Hanover and Prince Ernst-August of Hanover
Date of birth: July 20, 1999
Place of birth: Landeskrankenhaus Vöcklabruck, Austria
Date of christening: September 19, 1999
Place of christening: Kapelle Hubertihaus, Grünau
Godparents: Princess Alexandra zu Leiningen, Charlotte Casiraghi, George Condo, Maryam Sachs, Virginia Gallico, Erich Maier, Ulrike Ulmschneider
Other information of note: She is currently, the only one of Princess Caroline's four children who bears a royal title, and she is presently fifth in line to the throne of Monaco.
Parents: Princess Alexia of Greece and Carlos Morales Quintana
Date of birth: July 30th, 2005 Place of birth: Barcelona Date of christening: November 26th, 2005 Place of christening: Remedios Church, Canary Islands Godparents: Prince Nikolaos, Crown Princess Marie Chantal and Infanta Elena of Spain, Noemí Suriol (friend of the couple), Gonzalo Morales (Carlos's brother) and Luis Morales (Carlos's cousin) Other information of note:
Full (christened) name: Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium
Parents: Crown Prince Phillippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Date of birth: October 4th, 2005 Place of birth: Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Belgium Date of christening: December 10th, 2005 Place of christening: Chapel of Ciergnon Godparents: Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Elisabeth D'Udekem d'Acoz (his maternal aunt)
Full (christened) name: Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John
Parents:Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
Date of Birth:15 October 2005 Place of Birth: Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark Date of Christening: 21 January, 2005 Place of Christening: Chapel of Christianborg Palace Godparents: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, Prince Joachim, Prince Pavlos of Greece, Mrs. Jane Stephens, Mr. Hamish Campbell and Mr. Jeppe Handwerk.
Full (christened) name: The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor Parents: The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Rhys-Jones) Date of birth: November 8, 2003 Place of birth: Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey Date of christening: April 24, 2004 Place of christening: Windsor Castle Godparents: Lord Ivar Mountbatten, Lady Sarah Chatto, Lady Alexandra Etherington, Francesca Schwarzenbach and Rupert Elliott
Full (christened) name:Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah
Parents: King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan
Date of birth: January 30, 2005 Place of birth: Amman, Jordan Date of christening: - Place of christening: - Godparents: N/A
Other information of note: they have a very simple naming ceremony in Jordan; it's not like a christening or a baptism. I believe they just have a family gathering wherein the baby is dressed in nice clothes, and they officially announce the name the parents have selected for the baby--Nothing major, very simple. Another thing of note is that when boys are born in Arab countries they often have bin as their middle name, bin simply means son, bin is always followed by the father's name.
Full (christened) name: Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary
Parents: Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson
Date of birth: August 8, 1988 Place of birth: Portland Hospital, London Date of christening: December 20, 1988 Place of christening: Chapel Royal, St. James Palace Godparents: Viscount Linley, Peter Palumbo, Duchess of Roxburghe, Mrs Harry Cottrell and Mrs John Greenall.
Other information and note: Princess Beatice is named for for Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Beatrice. Her middle names are for her paternal grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and her paternal great great grandmother, Queen Mary.
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