Prince George is known for a lot of things.
It has been called the volunteer capital of B.C.
The city is recognized as the home of the University of Northern B.C., which has consistently ranked in the top three of Maclean's magazine rankings of undergraduate schools.
(There is also that other perpetual Maclean's magazine ranking that residents are less willing to boast about.)
In 2015, Prince George will host the Canada Winter Games and celebrate its own centennial.
But if the betting public is to be believed, the odds of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge naming their new son George are fairly high. According to online gambling site Ladbrokes.com, George is holding 5:1 odds alongside the name James.
So what does that mean if the future heir to the British throne shares a name with our city?
From the time the news of a royal baby boy was announced Monday afternoon, the #PrinceGeorge hashtag on Twitter was aflame. Typically, the metadata tag is reserved for commentary about Prince George, B.C., with the occasional interjection from those improperly tagging posts about Prince George's County in Virginia. But tweets from around the world were pouring in - mostly from the U.K. - burying local mentions with baby name predictions.
Over at Initiatives Prince George, the economic development arm of the city, linking people to the city is part of the daily job description. But they don't foresee any difficulties.
"We would be delighted to share a name with the new baby prince and we wish the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their new baby every health and happiness," said IPG CEO Heather Oland.
Mayor Shari Green said having a current royal namesake would put the city in a unique position for a branding opportunity that they wouldn't be afraid to take advantage of.
"Of course we would send our congratulations, maybe a small little basket of swag off to the Duke and Duchess to let them know where in the world Prince George is for their namesake," she said. "I think it would be a very exciting opportunity for us; with 2015 coming and our 100th anniversary I think it fits very well."
Official word on the royal name could come as soon as the Duchess and her new son are released from the hospital, as was the case with Prince Harry, or up to a week from now, as was the case with his father, William. Prince Charles's name was not revealed publicly until a month after his birth.
