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If you like the name Archie... Advice please

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MuddledMum · 26/10/2010 19:49

We have a truly adorable little baby boy named Archie. I love him and, popular or not, I love his name. Recently though my DH and I questioned whether we should have given him a more longform name on his birth certificate (Archibald or Archer are the only two we can think of).

So my question is, if you have an Archie or are considering using the name what would you or did you put on the birth certificate. Day to day we will be using Archie but does a longer formal name give him more future name options? Or given we are unlikely to use it regularly, does it confuse things? He is only a few months so we have time to change the birth certificate if we wish but just can't decide.

Oh, and I know you don't have to like Archie to help me but I just didn't want anyone thinking I was asking for opinions on the name itself. It's his name and I adore him so negative Archie remarks would be most upsetting!

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chocolateshoes · 26/10/2010 19:59

I have an Archie & is Archie on birth cert. Agree with Leddee & as a teacher often formal names are on the class list when you get them so didn't want him being called that at school. I think often people use shortened name of birth certificate. Poeple often comment on what a lovely name Archie is.

leddeeburdee · 26/10/2010 19:55

I have an Archie too and went through the same thought process. We stuck with Archie on the birth certificate as we loved the name but didn't like Archibald, and didn't want it being used on formal correspondence/ at the doctors/ on the school register etc. We figured this way there was no room for confusion.

Dracschick · 26/10/2010 19:53

I have a Sam who on his birth cert is Samuel and he never uses that full title.

I have a Nicholas who has told his headteacher that the only person who can call him that is the woman who carried him for 9 months and who washes his dirty PE kit everyone else must call him Nick

At risk of outing myself Blush our 3rd ds also uses the shortened version of his name- none of our children use their full titles.

Tootlesmummy · 26/10/2010 19:50

I love Archie and I would stick with it. Archibald is terrible (sorry!), and Archer......!?

Stick with Archie, that's the name you use and that's the one you love.