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Royal Baby Names Throughout the Eras

We’ve dug through the history books to bring you royal baby names throughout the eras.

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Ever since ye olden times, the British Royal family have been at the top of English culture. We (and by we, we’re mainly talking about those mags you see while you’re paying for your shopping,) love their drama, gossip, style… We’re also all pretty obsessed with their babies. Their babies’ names, too! You’re probably well acquainted with the modern royals, but if you’d like a few more options outside of ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘William’, we’ve dug through the history books to bring you royal baby names throughout the eras. 

Royals are known for dipping into the same pool repeatedly when it comes to names (when it comes to genes, too!) But we’ve done our best to keep things diverse, so you have a couple of options when it comes to naming your bundle of joy. You might even learn about an obscure royal or two!

Without further ado, here are some of our favourite royal baby names throughout the eras:

Medieval and Renaissance Era:

  • Alfred (as in Alfred the Great)

  • Edmund (ruled 939 to 946)

  • Henry (as in Henry VIII)

  • Catherine (as in Catherine of Aragon)

  • Edward (King Edward I, II, and III)

  • Richard (King Richard I and II)

  • Eleanor (Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I)

  • Jane (Lady Jane Grey, ruled for one day - it rhymes!) 

Georgian Era:

(Disclaimer - this era is mostly just lots of kings called George, hence the name.)

  • George (as in George III)

  • Charlotte (as in Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)

  • William (as in William IV)

  • Caroline (as in Caroline of Brunswick)

  • Frederick Louis (as in the eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline)

  • Augusta (as in Princess Augusta, wife to Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales)

Victorian Era:

  • Victoria (as in Queen Victoria)

  • Albert (as in Prince Albert)

  • Alexandra (as in Alexandra of Denmark)

  • Edward (as in Edward VII)

  • Mary (as in Queen Mary, wife of King George V)

20th Century:

  • Elizabeth (as in the late Queen Elizabeth II)

  • Margaret  (as in the Queen’s younger sister, the Countess of Snowdon)

  • Philip (as in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

  • Charles (as in King Charles III)

  • Diana (as in Princess Diana)

  • William (as in Prince William)

  • Harry (as in Prince Harry)

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21st Century:

  • George (as in Prince George of Cambridge)

  • Charlotte (as in Princess Charlotte of Cambridge)

  • Louis (as in Prince Louis of Cambridge)

  • Archie (as in Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor)

  • Lilibet (as in Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor)

We hope that at least one of these blue-blooded names sparked some inspiration! 

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