Hi, just curious: is there a reason royal blogs call the Norwegian crown prince children by both their first and middle names? I feel like I always see them referred to as Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus.

norwegianroyalfamily:

duchessofostergotlands:

Basically Alexandra and Magnus aren’t middle names, they’re given names just like Ingrid and Sverre. Norway has a different system of naming from other countries. They don’t really use middle names. A middle name is generally something that would be a surname but isn’t used as a surname. So for example Mette Marit’s son Marius has the middle name Borg which is his father’s surname. So those names are just additional given names. It’s the same with their aunt, Martha Louise. They could choose to drop their second given names if they want to but there’s no indication of that yet. 

I second that. However, Haakon was christened for Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon, while nothing of sort was said for Ingrid, Sverre or Märtha. I think it’s interesting that Sverre Magnus actually goes by Magnus in the family and from what I’ve learned all other members go by their first names. I can’t say the same for Mette-Marit but I *feel* like she is refered as Mette or Mette-Marit and not Marit (based on the fact that that is her mother’s name).

I think that if/once (we don’t know the future) Ingrid becomes a crown princess or a queen, she will go by Ingrid only. That is my assumption bc she’s usually called just Ingrid. But we’ll have to wait and see.