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Finn or Archie

46 replies

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 25/06/2017 21:16

DS no.2 arriving in September
I like Finn and DH likes Archie
What is your favourite?
Is Archer better than Archie?
Middle name ideas?
Thanks

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DramaAlpaca · 25/06/2017 21:17

Finn is lovely.

I really dislike Archie & Archer.

IheartCaptainHolt · 25/06/2017 21:18

Finn

Totally biased as that is DS2's name!

nuggetofchicken · 25/06/2017 21:21

Archie.

Finn just reminds me of fish.

TaggieRR · 25/06/2017 21:23

Finn. I like it so much better than Archie and Archer is a surname or profession!!

TaggieRR · 25/06/2017 21:24

And middle names Reuben, Edmund, Edward, Jacob, Matthew

villainousbroodmare · 25/06/2017 21:33

Both lovely but prefer Finn. My favourite of the middle names is Matthew.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/06/2017 21:36

I like Archer (Archie).

Amee1992x · 25/06/2017 21:51

Like Archer and Archie.

Jooni · 25/06/2017 21:55

Finn.

I prefer Archer over Archie, but frankly I don't think the world needs yet another Archie!

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 25/06/2017 21:57

Are there loads of Archie's? Seem to be lots of Alfie's in SW London...not that it's very different!

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ScarletSienna · 25/06/2017 21:59

Finn. I think that works for all ages. Archie is too cutesy for me and doesn't have a less cutesy diminutive (that I can think of) to use.

adifferentnameforthis · 25/06/2017 22:01

I know a lot of Finns

Jooni · 25/06/2017 22:04

Well obviously it depends on where you live, but here (East Mids) I meet more Archies and Alfies than anything else, I'd say.

I meet the odd Finn too but nowhere near as many, plus it's often a nickname for Finley. I think just Finn is lovely - very strong, clean and simple.

jalayam · 25/06/2017 22:27

How popular is Finn now? They used to be everywhere, along with the Finleys and Finlays.

I dislike Archie for some reason.

grufallosfriend · 25/06/2017 22:43

Neither

Moo31 · 25/06/2017 22:48

Finn - I'm biased as it's our chosen boys name for dc1 due in november. Middle names Stephen James (chosen for family reason). I love the name Finn and am glad to see it gets the thumbs up from pps!

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 25/06/2017 22:56

gruffallosfriend thanks that's really helpful 😛

OP posts:
FreeNiki · 26/06/2017 00:06

I like Archer.

It is so cool.

Sophronia · 26/06/2017 00:43

Finn. A friend has a baby Finn Thomas.

reuset · 26/06/2017 02:15

Finn

Getoutofthatgarden · 26/06/2017 02:22

Finn

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 26/06/2017 03:14

Finn

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MiniMaxi · 26/06/2017 08:15

Finn

Malfoyy · 26/06/2017 08:26

Finn

Loads of Archie up this way.

A few Finlay but no Finn.

OwlsinTowls · 26/06/2017 23:45

Finn. So sweet.

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