Choosing the name for a royal baby can be fraught with complexities we mere mortals can only imagine. In the oft chance the baby becomes monarch, a suitable name is required. No Apple, Dylan, North, Chicago or Dream, please. Instead, we have names imbrued with royal history that sound heavy, stale and old fashioned.
Because family tree names get recycled, sometimes royals are required to share them. In some cases, whether they like it or not. In Queen Victoria's day, she insisted that her female descendants bear the name Victoria and male line descendants, Albert. Although Albert is still around, the name Victoria is infrequently used. In its place, we have Elizabeth. Apparently you can never have enough Elizabeths in the family!
A forerunner for the new prince of Cambridge's name is Alexander. A nice and solid name, except for the fact that it has been used before. Should this cross the name off the list? Not so fast! Here are just a few of the royals who share Alexander and other names. In some cases, they share more than one.
Alexander
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard, Earl of Ulster
Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, Duke of Gloucester
James Alexander Philip Theo, Viscount Severn
Edward
Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex
Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent
Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor
Elizabeth
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal
Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York
Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall
Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Windsor
Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto
Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Lewis
Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong Jones
James
James Alexander Philip Theo, Viscount Severn
James Ogilvy
Nicholas
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent
Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor
George Philip Nicholas, Earl of St Andrews
Charles
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales
Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon
Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor
Philip
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales
Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge
James Alexander Philip Theo, Viscount Severn
George
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales
George Philip Nicholas, Earl of St Andrews
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent
© Marilyn Braun 2018
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James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (need to remember this very Scottish name!)
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