George Alexander Louis Twitter And Facebook Fans Really Want ‘Seinfeld’ Connection For Royal Baby

Twitter and Facebook users are congratulating “Seinfeld” actor Jason Alexander following the announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton have named their newborn son George Alexander Louis.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named the child after his great-great-grandfather George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II. Alexander, who played the unscrupulous George Costanza for nine seasons on the hit NBC sitcom, has no known royal heritage.
Nevertheless, “Seinfeld” fans around the world made the connection between the 53-year-old actor and the royal baby, whose name includes Alexander’s last name and his character’s first. Twitter users couldn’t be more ecstatic.
.@IJasonAlexander congrats on being honored in the #royalbaby's name, George Alexander Louis #SummerOfGeorge #GEORGELOUISCostanza
- Scotty (@Broomhauer) July 24, 2013
Prince George Alexander Louis. Wait...George Louis Costanza was played by @IJasonAlexander. Coincidence? Think not.
- Matt Noyes (@MattNoyesNECN) July 24, 2013
@IJasonAlexander yes! maybe the #RoyalBaby was really named after Constanza? I'm running with that theory.
- Dainch (@dainch) July 24, 2013
@OfficialJLD @IJasonAlexander I'd like to congratulate you both on the birth of the Prince of Cambridge. #TheRoyalsAreApparentlySeinfeldFans
- Timothy Urban (@TimmieUrban) July 24, 2013
It gets even eerier than that. No shortage of tweeters also noticed that the child’s third name, Louis, is also part of the last name of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine Benes on the show.
@OfficialJLD @IJasonAlexander I'd like to congratulate you both on the birth of the Prince of Cambridge. #TheRoyalsAreApparentlySeinfeldFans
- Timothy Urban (@TimmieUrban) July 24, 2013
George Alexander Louis. A royal name cobbled together out of the Seinfeld credits.
- Jason Ross (@jasonjross) July 24, 2013
New #prince is George Alexander Louis named for favorite #Seinfeld character George portrayed by @IJasonAlexander & actress @OfficialJLD
- Chris Ryan (@chrisisinnoho) July 24, 2013
So far, neither of the actors tweeted back at the well-wishers, but it didn’t take long for the official Twitter account for the “Seinfeld” TV show to capitalize on the announcement.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their #RoyalBaby George Alexander Louis (no relation to George Louis Costanza). #Seinfeld
- Seinfeld (@SeinfeldTV) July 24, 2013
Incidentally, it was more of the same on the “Seinfeld” Facebook page.
Despite the urge to draw a “Seinfeld” connection, all three of the baby’s names have historical significance -- George, of course, being King George. Alexander dates back to 13th-century kings of Scotland, in addition to being one of Queen Elizabeth’s middle names (Alexandria). And Louis is one of William’s christened names (William Arthur Philip Louis).
Still, as children of the '90s, both William and Kate were no doubt heavily exposed to the most popular sitcom of the era, so it’s at least feasible that the names were floating around their heads for other reasons -- not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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