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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Prince George Nearly Had a Different Name That Princess Kate "Set Her Heart On"

Princess Kate and Prince William standing outside the hospital holding Prince George wrapped in a white blanket.

Naming a baby is stressful enough for the average parent, but for a member of the Royal Family, it's a whole different ballgame. When it comes to Prince George—who somehow will turn 12 this year—it turns out Princess Kate and Prince William could've gone in an entirely different direction for his name. In fact, the princess loved one particular name that still ended up making the cut, albeit it in a different way.

The Prince and Princess of Wales—then known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge—welcomed their first child into the world on July 22, 2013. But ahead of George's birth, there seems to have been some debate on what to call him.

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