Real prince names for baby boys, from British royalty

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How many of these real prince names for baby boys do you recognize?

Here, we have listed the first names of many of the male members of the British royal family — and all have the distinction of being related to Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.

If you want a royal British baby name for your little prince or future king, we have you covered! Find below out who had them, and their meanings, too.

Andrew

👑 Prince Andrew – Second son of Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of York

Name meaning: Manly, brave

Archie

👑 Archie Mountbatten-Windsor – Son of Prince Harry and Meghan, great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Valuable, bold

Anthony

👑 Anthony Armstrong-Jones – Husband of Princess Margaret, 1st Earl of Snowdon

Name meaning: Highly praiseworthy, flower

Arthur

👑 Arthur Chatto – Second son of Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto, grandson of Princess Margaret

Name meaning: Noble, courageous

August

👑 August Brooksbank – Son of Princess Eugenie, great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Great or magnificient

👑 King Charles III (reign: September 8, 2022 – ) – First son of Queen Elizabeth II, (Formerly Prince Charles, Prince of Wales)
👑 Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley – Son of David Armstrong-Jones, grandson of Princess Margaret

Name meaning: Freeman

David

👑 David Armstrong-Jones – Son of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones, nephew to Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

Name meaning: Dearly loved

Daniel

👑 Daniel Chatto – Husband of Lady Sarah Chatto

Name meaning: God is my judge

Edoardo

👑 Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi – Husband of Princess Beatrice

Name meaning: Defender of his own wealth

Edward

👑 King Edward VIII – First son of King George V
👑 Prince Edward – Third son of Queen Elizabeth II, Earl of Wessex
👑 Prince Edward – First son of Prince George and Princess Marina

Name meaning: Successful leader

George

👑 King George V – Founder of the modern English monarchy
👑 King George VI – Second son of King George V, father of Queen Elizabeth II
👑 Prince George – Fourth son of King George V
👑 Prince George – Son of Prince William, great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Farmer

Harry

👑 Prince Harry – Second son of Prince Charles, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Sussex (legal first name is Henry)

Name meaning: Army man

Henry

👑 Prince Henry – Third son of King George V
👑 Prince Harry – Real first name of Prince Charles, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Sussex

Name meaning: Ruler of the home

James

👑 James, Viscount Severn – Son of Prince Edward and Sophie, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Supplanter

John

👑 Prince John – Fifth son of King George V

Name meaning: God has been gracious, or God shows favor

Lucas

👑 Lucas Tindall – Son of Zara Tindall, great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Illumination or light

Louis

👑 Prince Louis – Second son of Prince William, great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Famous warrior

Mark

👑 Mark Phillips – First husband of Anne, Princess Royal

Name meaning: God of War

Michael

👑 Prince Michael – Second son of Prince George and Princess Marina

Name meaning: A gift from God

Philip

👑 Prince Philip – Husband of Queen Elizabeth II

Name meaning: Lover of horses

Peter

👑 Peter Phillips – Son of Anne, Princess Royal, and husband Mark

Name meaning: A rock

Richard

👑 Prince Richard – Second son of Prince Harry and Princess Alice

Name meaning: Powerful, strong ruler

Timothy

👑 Timothy Laurence – Second husband of Anne, Princess Royal

Name meaning: One who honors God

William

👑 Prince William – First son of Prince Henry and Princess Alice
👑 Prince William – First son of Prince Charles, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Cambridge, future King of England

Name meaning: Soldier, guardian, protector

Samuel

👑 Samuel Chatto – First son of Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto, grandson of Princess Margaret

Name meaning: His name is God

British royalty-inspired prince names for baby boys

Back in 1960, when Queen Elizabeth was about to give birth to her third child, the public speculated about the name of the future prince or princess. (The baby turned out to be Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, whose first name came from his paternal grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.)

Even more than 60 years later, speculation about royal baby names is much the same, as we saw when William and Kate had their little princes (George and Louis), and Harry and Meghan’s baby prince (Archie).

In 1960, a British newspaper polled its readership, and found that, if a boy, people wanted him to be dubbed George — a name that beat out Philip, John and Edward by a narrow margin.

“As the whole world speculates — often quite madly and inaccurately — about what will go on in the royal nursery, I can tell you one thing that I know the Queen will whisper to Prince Philip as they both gaze down at their new baby: ‘How tiny! I’d forgotten the other two were ever so small!'” – From the Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (February 10, 1960)