Baby Athena Continues Queen Elizabeth's Naming Legacy: See List of Descendants Named in Her Honor

Mar. 15, 2025

(Left) Queen Elizabeth in Cardiff, Wales on Oct. 14, 2021; (Right) A photo of Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi shared on Jan. 29, 2025.Photo:Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty; Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty; Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty

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Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise

Queen Elizabeth andPrince Philipnamed their first and only daughterAnne Elizabeth Alice Louise.

Elizabeth is a family name in more ways than one, because the future Queen Elizabeth was named after her mother, born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and later known asQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

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Sarah Frances Elizabeth

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Zara Anne Elizabeth

Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, named their daughterZara Anne Elizabeth Phillips.

04of 11Beatrice Elizabeth MaryPrincess Beatrice, Christopher Woolf and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via GettyPrince AndrewandSarah Fergusonnamed their first daughter Beatrice Elizabeth Mary. The name Mary is also one of Queen Elizabeth’s middle names, andhergrandmother was Queen Mary of Teck.

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Beatrice Elizabeth Mary

Princess Beatrice, Christopher Woolf and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Prince AndrewandSarah Fergusonnamed their first daughter Beatrice Elizabeth Mary. The name Mary is also one of Queen Elizabeth’s middle names, andhergrandmother was Queen Mary of Teck.

05of 11Louise Alice Elizabeth MaryLady Louise Windsor at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via GettyFifteen years later,Prince Edwardand his wifeSophienamed their daughter Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor.

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Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary

Lady Louise Windsor at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Fifteen years later,Prince Edwardand his wifeSophienamed their daughter Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor.

06of 11Isla ElizabethIsla Phillips and Peter Phillips at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Samir Hussein/WireImagePrincess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and his then-wife Autumn Kelly named their younger daughter Isla Elizabeth Phillips.

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Isla Elizabeth

Isla Phillips and Peter Phillips at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Samir Hussein/WireImage

Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and his then-wife Autumn Kelly named their younger daughter Isla Elizabeth Phillips.

07of 11Charlotte Elizabeth DianaPrincess Charlotte and Prince George at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Samir Hussein/WireImagePrince WilliamandKate Middletonnamed their first and only daughterCharlotte Elizabeth Diana.The little princess' first name may honor her grandfather,King Charles. Princess Charlotte’s middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, pay homage to Queen Elizabeth and William’s motherPrincess Diana, who died in 1997.

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Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Princess Charlotte and Prince George at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Prince WilliamandKate Middletonnamed their first and only daughterCharlotte Elizabeth Diana.

The little princess' first name may honor her grandfather,King Charles. Princess Charlotte’s middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, pay homage to Queen Elizabeth and William’s motherPrincess Diana, who died in 1997.

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Lena Elizabeth

Zara and her husbandMike Tindallnamed their second daughter Lena Elizabeth Tindall, celebrating the Queen.

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Lilibet Diana

Prince Harry, Princess Lilibet, Meghan Markle and Prince Archie in their 2024 holiday card.Archewell

Archewell

Prince HarryandMeghan Marklenamed their daughterLilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, a tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s childhood family nickname and Harry’s late mother Diana.

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Sienna Elizabeth

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Sienna and Christopher Woolf in a photo shared on Oct. 1, 2024. Palace shared.The Royal Family/X

The Royal Family/X

Beatrice and her grandmother Queen Elizabeth were known to be especially close, and the Queen even “saved” her own wedding tiara, the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, for Beatrice to wear when she got married.

“The Queen saved this grand tiaraspecifically for Beatrice. It was always reserved for her as they are exceptionally close,” a source told PEOPLE at the time of Beatrice’s 2020 wedding, describing it as “arguably the most sentimental [piece] lent from the Queen yet.”

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Athena Elizabeth Rose

Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi in a photo shared on Jan. 29, 2025.Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty

source: people.com