Royal baby names and their meanings as Princess Eugenie calls son Ernest
Prince Andrew's daughter shared the news of her second child's birth on Monday, a boy called Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank.
Deciding what to call your child can be one of life’s biggest decisions, but what if that baby name was going to be shared with the world?
The Princess of Wales said she felt pressure naming her children, but ultimately decided to give them hers and the Prince of Wales’ "favourite names".
Princess Eugenie has just welcomed her second child, a baby boy called Ernest, and joins her sister, Princess Beatrice, and cousins in giving the next generation of Royal Family members more modern monikers.
Royal baby names and their meanings
Prince George Alexander Louis
Parents: Prince and Princess of Wales
Born: 22 July, 2013
Name meaning: George was the name of the late Queen’s father and her grandfather. The name George stems from the Greek name Georgios, which means "farmer" and "earthworker", Babycentre says. George’s middle names, Alexander and Louis, are also family tributes, as Alexander pays homage to Queen Elizabeth II’s middle name of Alexandra, and Louis is also one of dad William’s middle names.
Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Parents: Prince and Princess of Wales
Born: 2 May, 2015
Name meaning: Princess Charlotte’s name is a nod to her grandfather, King Charles, as Charlotte is the feminine form of this name, which means "free man". Her middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, are a tribute to the late Queen and William’s late mother, Princess Diana.
Prince Louis Arthur Charles
Parents: Prince and Princess of Wales
Born: 23 April, 2018
Name meaning:Louis is the middle name of both Prince George and his dad William, and was the name of Prince Philip’s uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was killed in an IRA bombing in 1979. The name Louis is a French name and a play on "Ludwig", which means "famous warrior". Arthur is both William and King Charles’ middle name, and Charles is a direct tribute to Louis’ grandfather.
Prince Archie Harrison
Parents: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Born: 6 May, 2019
Name meaning: When Prince Archie was born in 2019, not even the bookies saw his name coming. It is a shortened version of Archibald which has German origins and means "genuine", "bold" and "brave". Harrison is a tribute to his father, Prince Harry.
Princess Lilibet Diana
Parents: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Born: 4 June, 2021
Name meaning: Lilibet is a homage to the late Queen’s childhood nickname. It stems from Elizabeth which means "God is my oath". Diana is a tribute to Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana.
Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi
Parents: Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Born: 18 September, 2021
Name meaning: The name Sienna comes from the Italian city of Siena and means "orange-red". Elizabeth is a nod to Beatrice’s grandmother, the late Queen.
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank
Parents: Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Born: 9 February, 2021
Name meaning: August’s name comes from Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, who had Augustus as his middle name. Philip is a nod to Eugenie’s grandfather, the late Prince Philip. August means "great" and "revered".
Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank
Parents: Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Born: 30 May, 2023
Name meaning: The newest member of the Royal Family, Ernie was named after "his great great great Grandfather George, his Grandpa George" and his middle name came from Eugenie’s maternal "Grandpa Ronald" The name Ernest has German origins and means "earnest" or "serious".
Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips
Parents: Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly
Born: 29 December, 2010
Name meaning: The eldest of the late Queen’s great grandchildren, Savannah’s middle name is a nod to her grandmother, Princess Anne. Her first name has Native American origins and means "grassland".
Isla Elizabeth Phillips
Parents: Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly
Born: 29 March, 2012
Name meaning: As well as being one of the most popular baby names in the UK, Isla has Scottish roots and is derived from Islay which means island. Isla continues the family tradition of having Elizabeth as a middle name, a homage to the late Queen.
Mia Grace Tindall
Parents: Zara Tindall (nee Phillips) and Mike Tindall
Born: 17 January, 2014
Name meaning: The eldest daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall, Mia’s name is the Scandinavian form of Maria, and it means "bitter".
Lena Elizabeth Tindall
Parents: Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall
Born: 18 June, 201While Lena Tindall sticks to tradition with her middle name of Elizabeth, her first name is more modern. It has Greek origins and means "torch".
Name meaning: While Lena Tindall sticks to tradition with her middle name of Elizabeth, her first name is more modern. It has Greek origins and means “torch”.
Lucas Philip Tindall
Parents: Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall
Born: 21 March, 2021
Name meaning: Philip was the name of Zara Tindall’s late grandfather, Prince Philip. Lucas means "from Lucania", a region in southern Italy.
