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The Kingdom of Great Britain is celebrating today because the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed their first child, a son!
In this special edition of Footnoting History, we discuss the history of royal baby names in Great Britain from the most popular to those you are not likely to see on the throne again any time soon. What must a future king and queen consider when naming their child? If your child was going to rule a country, what would you name him or her? Podcasters: Christine and Elizabeth
Further Reading
The Official Website of the British Royal Family Hanks, P., Hardcastle, K., and Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Norman, Teresa. Names Through the Ages. New York: Berkley Books, 1999. Related Content Special Edition: British Royal Siblings Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
Liz Maher
7/23/2013 03:13:09 am
So are Charles and his brothers and sisters Mountbatten-Windsors? What about William and Harry? Are they Spencer-Windsors? Thanks for your answer! Love your blog!
Elizabeth
7/23/2013 03:18:31 am
So glad you enjoyed the podcast and the blog! While, technically, yes, Charles et al are Mountbatten-Windsors, William and Harry are Windsors (I don't believe they incorporate the woman's name unless she is the Queen, but I could be wrong!). Bucking tradition, however, Charles prefers the last name "Wales" and William and Harry have copied him, so we assume the new royal heir will be Baby Boy Wales!
Elizabeth
7/23/2013 04:10:22 am
Sorry, wandered off and thought a bit more: Wills and Harry would be Mountbatten-Windsors, like Charles, except that they all go by Wales!
Jonathan dickens
7/24/2013 04:10:13 am
Was just listening to the royal names podcast and heard you say that Henry isn't really a popular name amongst royals. However you never mentioned that Prince Harry is actually named Henry and not Harold as a lot of people believe it to be, thanks
Elizabeth
7/24/2013 04:15:40 am
Hi Jonathan - we aim to please! Or to talk about topics we like ;) We meant that Henry is no longer a popular name for the heir (good thing Harry is the spare?). It would be hard to top Henry VIII. Although I'm not sure if anyone would want to! Leave a Reply. |