Ann,

It was really close, don't you think?  George is a variation of "jo", which is 
close to "ja".  Maybe the family didn't want to name the child James since it 
was too close to the King James of Bible fame. :)



--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote:
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> > George is the name selected for the new baby of Prince William and Kate, 
> > the Duchess of Cambridge.  His namesake was the same king that fought 
> > against the colonists during the American Revolution of 1776.
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_England
> 
> So much for the 'ja' sound that was supposed to be part of his name according 
> to his chart. I wish you had been correct, that would have been cool.
> >
>


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