Why alexander and louis

If Louis honours one side of the Royal Family, George clearly resonates with the other. Despite St George being the patron saint of England, it took the arrival of a German king, George I , to cement the name's place in England.

Long a popular name in Germany, it has Greek roots. There have since been five other Georges to sit on the throne. George III , king during the loss of the American colonies, is perhaps now best known for his mental illness thanks to Alan Bennett's play and the subsequent film adaptation.

His son George was a figure who certainly attracted more than his share of criticism. Arguably the best-known portrayal of him was by Hugh Laurie in the third series of Blackadder. In that comedy, he is a drunken, philandering fool of spectacularly limited grace and intelligence. Prince George waves as he leaves in a car after attending the wedding of his aunt Pippa Middleton to James Matthews at St. Mark's Church in Englefield, England, on May 20, Prince George of Cambridge presses his face against the window as he leaves from Victoria Harbour aboard a sea-plane on the final day of their Royal Tour of Canada on October 1, in Victoria, Canada.

Britain's Prince George meets with U. The BBC is reporting that Alexander "was said to be a favourite" name of Kate's; and there is the possibility it — or some form of it, such as Alex — is the moniker the Prince of Cambridge becomes known by in family circles. They may call him Alex," says Brownlee. It'll be something though, because they love to do that. At the time, Harris was making the point that "naming a royal baby Alexandra would reinforce the Crown's connections to Scotland" at a key moment in British history when Scotland is debating devolution.

Other echoes of Alexander go back to the time of Queen Victoria, whose first name was actually Alexandrina, in a nod to her godfather, Alexander I of Russia. King Edward VII, who reigned from to and whose popularity wavered over time given that he dabbled with both gambling and mistresses, had a very well-regarded wife named Alexandra.

As well, Queen Elizabeth's second name is Alexandra and Brownlee says that people she has been talking with suggest the Alexander in the new baby's name is a nod to the Queen's name.

While no British monarch has reigned under the name of Louis, that moniker has a special family significance within the House of Windsor. Little Prince George's great-grandfather, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was particularly close to his uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, a prominent British statesman and naval officer who was the last viceroy of India leading up to its independence. Mountbatten, who died when the IRA blew up his yacht off the coast of Ireland in , was also a close confidante and important figure in the life of the new prince's grandfather, Prince Charles.

Prince George's name does veer from recent royal tradition in some respects: it has only three components, unlike the four of his father and grandfather Charles Philip Arthur George. This led to spellings with — th — and to a change in the middle vowel see Katharine. Several later saints also bore the name, including the mystic St Katherine of Siena —80 , who both led a contemplative life and played a role in the affairs of state.

Elizabeth: F. The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It first became popular because of its association with Queen Elizabeth I of England — Throughout the 20th century it was extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon — , who in became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI; even more influentially, it is the name of their daughter Queen Elizabeth II b.

Elisabeth: F. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist Luke Patrick Hanks has been a lexicographer and linguistic researcher for almost three decades.

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