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I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus lately, so I apologise! I've also written this post on my phone so it may be different in the terms of format and layout from my other posts.
On June 15, the youngest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia gave birth to her second child, a little Prince named Nicolas Paul Gustaf. He is a little brother to Princess Leonore.
Overall, I think his name is nice but I must admit that I'm a little disappointed that he wasn't an Oscar or that his middle name wasn't Bertil. Anyway, that aside, he is adorable and this post is going to look at the meaning behind his names.
Nicolas
Nicolas is a European variant of Nicholas, which is of Greek origins. It has a meaning of "victory of the people". In England and Wales, Nicholas ranked at #141 in the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United States, it ranked at #57 in the popularity charts a year later. In the royal world Nicholas and its variants are popular - Lord Nicholas Windsor and Prince Nikolai of Denmark being amongst some of the bearers.
Paul
Paul is the name of Chris O'Neill's father, Paul O'Neill. It is of Latin origins, as it is derived from the Roman family name of Paulus. Paulus has a meaning of "small; humble". In England and Wales, it ranked at #285 in the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United States, it ranked at #201 in the popularity charts a year later.
Gustaf
The second name of the Swedish King is the Swedish and German variant of Gustav, which is of Old Norse origins and is suggested to mean "staff of the Goths". In it's native Sweden, Gustaf ranked at #27 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, the last time it appeared on the popularity charts was in 1934, where it had a ranking of #897.
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