Princesses of Netherlands pose for their father

Princesses Alexia, 2 ½, Ariane, 9 months, and Catharina-Amalia, [the family calls her Amalia for short] 4, pose for their father, Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, 40, at the family’s vacation home in their mother’s homeland, Argentina. The princesses’ mother is Princess Máxima, 36.

The second names of all three of the daughters are after Dutch queens: Amalia’s for her grandmother, Queen Beatrix, Alexia’s for her great-grandmother, Queen Juliana and Ariane’s for her great-great-grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina.

Source: Hello!

Thanks to CBB readers Mary Beth and Christine.

Do your children have family names that have been passed down through generations?

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My kids’ names are after my daughter that passed away, and my brother. We are pregnant again, and are planning to name this baby after either my father’s paternal grandfather or both of the grandfather’s if it’s a boy, and my sister-in-law and mother-in-law (they have the same middle name) if it’s a girl.
We like family names. I am not named after any family members, but my husband’s first name is a family name, and his middle name is a variation of his father’s name.

- Rachel on January 9th, 2008

My son’s middle name is Coy, it’s been passed down through 4 generations of men on my husband’s side. It orginated from my son’s great, great grandmother – her maiden name was McCoy (of the famous feud…). She gave one of her sons (my husband’s grandfather) the middle name Coy, and it’s been passed on from there. I love using family names – it is something special, and gives the child a sense of history.

- Jenn on January 9th, 2008

Totally !
My grandmother was Ana, she died when my father was a teen, so my big sis is Ana, and I am Jo Ann. He wanted to go on with my younger sister, but my mother vetoed.
Then my father is Mário, so are my big brother and one of my younger brothers. And three of my brothers’ middle name is H/Enrique. Go figure. There is no imagination !

- Jo Ann v. on January 9th, 2008

I always knew that my middle name, Bowdoin, was a family name that had been passed down, though I only learned about 5 years ago that I was given the name of my great-great-grandfather (and first Governor of Massachusetts) James Bowdoin. I always hated not having a “normal” middle name when I was younger, but now that I’m older, I love that representation of my family’s historical heritage!

- ABS on January 9th, 2008

My cousin made sure family names were part of all of her kids:

Carley Renee Dallas – Carley was just a favorite name, Renee is my cousin’s middle name, Dallas for the Dallas Cowboys.

Cameron Walton Martin – Cameron for Cameron, N.C. were my cousin lived as a kid, Walton is a great-grandfather’s name I believe and Martin is grandmother’s maiden name

Carter Ashleigh Trigg – Carter after dad’s best friend, Ashleigh because Carley picked it out when she found out mom was pregnant, and Trigg is a long long time ago family name

And after all that I can’t remember the youngest son’s middle names…

- Angela, CBB News Editor on January 9th, 2008

Im from the netherlands so kinda hard to explain.
But we get a name when we are baptised in the church. So on official documents it reads Willemina, but my “real” name is inge.

So, my great grandmother her baptised name was willemina, my grandmothers was, my mother also and me:D so already 4 generations and i intend to pass it on if i get a daughter

- Lisa on January 9th, 2008

My first name and middle name are family names. Amellia is from my mother’s sister who died as a toddler. Her name was Armellia Mom just removed the r for Amellia with 2 l’s and my middle name is Bourie, my stepgrandmother’s maiden name.

My youngest son’s middle name is a family name in mine and my husbands family, Michael.

- Amellia on January 9th, 2008

I think these girls are absolutely gorgeous and adorable. There is a picture of the two older one hugging each other that is AMAZING.

- mary on January 10th, 2008

In greece, it’s a long time tradition to take the name of your grandparents. so i was named Persefoni, which is an ancient Greek name, after my paternal grandmother, my husband is called Themistoklis which was the name of his paternal grandfather and my son is called John after his paternal grandfather. In my husband’s family the tradition goes back four generations, the first child of the first child was always a boy and is called either Themistoklis or John and my husband plans to pass it to our son too, while i disagree because i would like to make up his own mind

- foni on January 10th, 2008

how adorable is this pictures of the three princesses?? i love this royal family.

My mom’s name is Maria Rosa, but everybody calls her Marita since she was a baby, so when she met my dad he thought that Marita was her real name and he was so happy because that was one of his favourite names…but then when they got married he discovered that her real name was M. Rosa, so…he decided to name his first daughter (my sister) Marita, but my mom didn’t like the idea, so they agree to put Marita as middle name….and seams that my dad really loved the name because i got it too! Silvana Marita
When my daughter was born i wanted to name her Arianna Marita, not because I like too much the name, but just for fun….so maybe one day she could also name her daughter the same, but my husband didn’t like the idea so she is just Arianna (maybe is better!)

- sil on January 10th, 2008

Yes Catherine/Katherine/Kathleen/Kate – all deviations of it has been passed down several times. Also John.

These children have to be the most beautiful biological sibling set I’ve ever seen, they are so happy and naturally beautiful!

- Lol on January 10th, 2008

Well, my son has 3 names. Nemo Maarten Justin.
Both of the last two names are from our brothers. And Jolie Maria Agnes, maria is from one of the names from my mother in law (more people in her family are named Maria. Agnes is from my grandmother. Every firstborn woman is named Agnes. Including me.

I love all the children from the Willen Alexander & Maxima. They are so cute. The look very much like the parents. Im very proud as a dutchy!

- Gwendoline on January 10th, 2008

OUrs are! My first daughters middle name is Marie after my Great Grandma.

My grandma’s married name, mothers maiden name, my first andme and my middle daughters middle name is All COURTNEY..woohoo…lol

And my son’s middle name is John after my husband.

Poor daughter Grace is not a family name, but we almost lost her so we name her Grace because she is here by the Grace of God..:)

- Courtney on January 10th, 2008

Well my daugher is named Isabel Rae after my cousin, Shavon Rae, that has passed, it was also my cousin’s father’s middle name but spelled different.

- Misty on January 10th, 2008

Holy shit ! they have a house in the south of Argentina in the Patagonia !!
gosh that house must be more than beautiful !

i have no daughters or sons but my name’s Melissa Rocio Jana (pronounced Hannah) Freidzon for my great-grandmother Juana. But my parents thought that Juana didn’t sound nice so they translated the name (LOL!) into hebrew. strange but true.

hey! i’ve sent pictures of Maxima,Alexander and their daughters at the Dutch embassy here in Buenos Aires,Argentina. you didn’t post’em

- Darge on January 10th, 2008