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: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > 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. > > >