{"id":28317,"date":"2026-08-05T08:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28317"},"modified":"2026-08-05T08:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:06:33","slug":"the-royal-name-princess-eugenie-will-no-doubt-consider-for-her-baby-daughter-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28317","title":{"rendered":"The royal name Princess Eugenie will no doubt consider for her baby daughter and why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"eM0Q-T37eE\" data-wc=\"27\">Congratulations are in order for <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/princess-eugenie\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Eugenie<\/a> and her husband, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/2020092597887\/jack-brooksbank-who-is-princess-eugenie-husband\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Jack Brooksbank<\/a>, who <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/916421\/princess-eugenie-makes-big-change-daughter-announcement-no-name\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">welcomed their third child<\/a> together on Monday night at a hospital in <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/730139\/princess-eugenie-welcomes-baby-number-three-jack-brooksbank\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Lisbon, Portugal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"eJV3rNIPzPe\" data-wc=\"44\">The proud mom revealed the happy news to the world via social media, sharing a photo of their baby daughter alongside a caption that read: &#8220;Jack and I are so excited to announce Baby Girl Brooksbank!! We are beyond in love with our girlie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eTwrpPuk1lX\" data-wc=\"49\">Notably, Eugenie and Jack opted not to disclose their daughter&#8217;s name yet, leaving room for rampant speculation about which moniker they will choose. While the frontrunner for her first name is still a closely guarded secret, the baby&#8217;s middle name is easier to predict given her royal family history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"e_aafZAbyj\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/28f35d982d86-snapinstato762867164183580577652437245725637233666817484n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/28f35d982d86-snapinstato762867164183580577652437245725637233666817484n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/28f35d982d86-snapinstato762867164183580577652437245725637233666817484n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/28f35d982d86-snapinstato762867164183580577652437245725637233666817484n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's baby daughter born August 3 2026\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Princess Eugenie<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank&#8217;s baby daughter was born on August 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-wc=\"6\" id=\"h2-4msfi32h8\">What will her middle name be?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"e2F84szsZUQo\" data-wc=\"21\">Eugenie&#8217;s baby will likely be given the middle name of Elizabeth, in honour of her great-grandmother, the late <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/the-queen\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eo89Amd4wOm\" data-wc=\"22\">Elizabeth&#8217;s daughter and several of her granddaughters and great-granddaughters were bestowed with her name, in a long-held tradition for the modern royals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"125\" id=\"eO0XuWlk6o\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/square\/2c98f11f3481-gettyimages-170818841.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/square\/2c98f11f3481-gettyimages-170818841.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/square\/2c98f11f3481-gettyimages-170818841.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/square\/2c98f11f3481-gettyimages-170818841.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Princess Eugenie of York with the late Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Ascot in 2013. \" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Eugenie is likely to name her baby girl after the late queen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e9NWy9qcsR5m\" data-wc=\"17\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/princess-anne\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Anne<\/a> was born Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, and she named her daughter <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/zara-tindall\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eaU5bmubafb\" data-wc=\"30\">Meanwhile, Eugenie&#8217;s sister was born <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/princess-beatrice\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary<\/a>, and gave the middle name to both of her daughters \u2013 <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/722672\/rare-photos-princess-beatrice-daughter-sienna-mapelli-mozzi\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi<\/a>, and <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/821060\/sweet-link-between-princess-beatrice-daughter-athena-and-this-royal\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eCbRHwgrz28M\" data-wc=\"15\">Prince Edward&#8217;s daughter and Elizabeth&#8217;s youngest grandchild was named <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/lady-louise-windsor\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"epcISS-VG8C\" data-wc=\"32\">Meanwhile, five out of seven of the late queen&#8217;s eight great-granddaughters were given her name, including Sienna, Athena, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/isla-phillips\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Isla Elizabeth Phillips<\/a>, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana<\/a>, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/lena-tindall\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Lena Elizabeth Tindall<\/a>, and <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/lilibet-diana\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"e3C2AIOSL1\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/1b6e4d75d261-princess-eugenie-princess-beatrice-trooping.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/1b6e4d75d261-princess-eugenie-princess-beatrice-trooping.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/1b6e4d75d261-princess-eugenie-princess-beatrice-trooping.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/1b6e4d75d261-princess-eugenie-princess-beatrice-trooping.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pricess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie riding in a carriage\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 UK Press via Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Her older sister Beatrice also has Elizabeth in her name<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eYf7r5b89T0E\" data-wc=\"15\">Interestingly, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/prince-harry\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Prince Harry<\/a>&#8216;s daughter Lilibet was given Elizabeth&#8217;s childhood nickname, rather than her direct moniker.<\/p>\n<p id=\"emX9JcvAJfFX\" data-wc=\"28\">As her older sister already had the middle name of Elizabeth, Eugenie was instead named after another great queen, with her full name being Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena.<\/p>\n<h2 data-wc=\"2\" id=\"h2-4msfi32h9\">Family tradition<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"eRuK1XoeSC\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a64c83a941d-princess-eugenie-august-ernest-playing.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a64c83a941d-princess-eugenie-august-ernest-playing.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a64c83a941d-princess-eugenie-august-ernest-playing.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/4a64c83a941d-princess-eugenie-august-ernest-playing.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"August and Ernest Brooksbank playing by a tree\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Eugenie&#8217;s sons were named to honour family members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eVu2ZBOJMenZ\" data-wc=\"23\">Eugenie and Jack&#8217;s two sons, August Philip Hawke and Ernest George Ronnie, were named in honour of family members both royal and common.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ehQbiPdyUIuq\" data-wc=\"28\">The name August is a nod to Queen Victoria&#8217;s husband, Prince Albert, who was born Prince Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel, while Philip honours Eugenie&#8217;s grandfather, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/prince-philip\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Prince Philip<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eD4ue4HQEZ\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ab4442d395da-prince-philip-2018.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ab4442d395da-prince-philip-2018.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ab4442d395da-prince-philip-2018.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ab4442d395da-prince-philip-2018.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Philip retired from public life in 2017\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">August gets his middle name from his great-grandfather, Prince Philip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"esZH925Kprvz\" data-wc=\"42\">&#8220;We named August, August Philip, because grandpa has been such a huge, inspiring character in my life,&#8221; she said in the documentary <em>Prince Philip: The Royal Family Members.\u00a0<\/em>The moniker of Hawke was inspired by Jack&#8217;s family member, Rev. Edward Hawke Brooksbank.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ekr2KCbAgvsJ\" data-wc=\"38\">As for Ernest, he was named for his great-great-great-grandfather, King George V, who was George Frederick Ernest Albert. Jack&#8217;s father was also named George, while his third name is in honour of Eugenie&#8217;s maternal grandfather, Major Ronald Ferguson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"esZSX-NAfGOt\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2f258029cc2d-gettyimages-52110307.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2f258029cc2d-gettyimages-52110307.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2f258029cc2d-gettyimages-52110307.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2f258029cc2d-gettyimages-52110307.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Major Ronald Ferguson\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Tim Graham Photo Library via Get<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Ernest was named in honour of Major Ronald Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e_u8YQq-fxoG\" data-wc=\"43\">&#8220;When Jack and Eugenie told me, it was so moving that they put my dad in there. It was very kind, I thought. Yeah, made me cry, of course,&#8221; said Eugenie&#8217;s mother, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/sarah-ferguson\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, on <em><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5IQw8oU8yTBGNInovYOYdW\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>podcast.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ekncWJBzhosR\" data-wc=\"37\">By not revealing the name of their baby girl, Eugenie and Jack have switched things up. While August&#8217;s name was withheld from the public for 11 days, Ernest&#8217;s name was revealed straight away in the birth announcement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eDy6eeiuJX22\" data-wc=\"8\">\u00a0<strong>For more on the royal family, listen below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eJHs-t8lop\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"spEmDe-196871f\">\n<p><b><i>LISTEN: A Right Royal Podcast<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Web Player\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=HELLO3004453756&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations are in order for Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, who welcomed their third child together on Monday night at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. The proud mom revealed the happy news to the world via social media, sharing a photo of their baby daughter alongside a caption that read: &#8220;Jack and I&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/landscape\/cb5663fa13ae-gettyimages-2220308776.jpg?tx=c_fill,w_1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}