Around the United Kingdom, people were buzzing with excitement over the name of the newborn prince, who is born third in line to the throne, reports BBC News. Some members of the BYU-Hawaii ohana said they liked the name George or Richard for the new baby. On July 22, the news was spread around the U.K. about Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge, and their newborn prince.
Not long after his birth, the prince was named George Alexander Louis, the Prince of Cambridge. In fact, BBC News reports the Westminster City Council Register Kensington Allison Cathcart personally traveled to the palace “where Prince William signed the birth register entry.”According to BBC News, “George was the bookmakers’ favorite for the first name of the prince.”
It is the name of the previous six kings, where one was the Queen’s father. However, her father’s first name was Albert, reports BBC News. In addition to that, George is also the name of St George, the Christian martyr, as well as the patron saint of England.The next name, Alexander, could be contributed to the greatness shaped by “the famous 4th Century ruler, Alexander the Great,” reports BBC News. It could be also in tribute to the Queen since it is the Queen’s middle name.
The last name, Louis, is Prince William’s fourth name. It’s also the name of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was a favorite great-uncle of Prince Charles, the grandfather of the baby Prince George. Mountbatten was referred to as Uncle Dickie by the royal family, reports BBC News. Tom Pearson, a sophomore majoring in elementary education from England, said as a fellow Englishmen he was happy for the birth of the newborn prince. Regarding the name of the prince, he said, “Before I heard what the name was, I thought of the name George” because “it is a very strong and royal name.”
He added it was also the favorite name of most English citizens. Joyce Henderson, one of the couple missionaries who work in Career Services, said she favored the name Richard after Richard the Lionhearted, who was the King of England in 1189. King Richard “was a brave [and] great king who loved his people,” said Henderson. She likes the name because “it is the name of a formal king who set a good example,” and she said she wanted the prince to follow that example.