Real prince names for baby boys, from British royalty

British royalty-inspired prince names for baby boys

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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


Charles

👑 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)

Royal baby names for boys: Princes and kings

  1. Albert
  2. Alexander
  3. Alfred
  4. Andrew
  5. Arthur
  6. Auguste
  7. Augustus
  8. Charles
  9. David
  10. Douglas
  11. Edgar
  12. Edmund
  13. Edward
  14. Egbert
  15. Ernest
  16. Ethelred
  17. Francis
  18. Frederick
  19. George
  20. Harold
  21. Henry
  22. James
  23. John
  24. Louis
  25. Philip
  26. Richard
  27. Stephen
  28. William

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