Video: George a 'solid, traditional' choice for royal baby name The decision by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to name their newborn son George is in keeping with Windsor family heritage and represents a "solid, traditional" choice, says Gordon Rayner. It's the name of six former kings, it's the name of England's patron saint, it is of course the name of the Queen's father George VI. "The Queen will no doubt be delighted that that is the name they have chosen; it will come as a great compliment, I'm sure," he says. The only surprise about the choice of George Alexander Louis as the full name for the future heir to the throne is that none appear to relate to the Middleton side of the family. I think that many people felt that the couple would choose at least one name that had close connections to the Duchess' family. Perhaps Michael after her father, or her brother's name James, or her grandfather's name Peter," says The Telegraph's Chief Reporter.