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What does everyone dislike this name?

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Izzyathome · 21/01/2016 06:43

We're more and more loving the name Archer for our bump if blue. Full name I think would be Archer James W..... (2 syllables).
Archer was my husband's grandfather's name and he was apparently named after a Nobel Prize winning chemist Archer Martin. To me it sounds strong but also nice and olde in a Victorian sort of way.
I know everyone will say if we love it we should go for it... BUT general opinion seems to be against it - esp on baby naming websites!
To my mind this spy tv show of the same name is hardly mainstream and will be over before he's even a toddler?
What are your thoughts good or bad?? If anyone out there loves it let me know! :). Otherwise it's back to the long list....

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margaritasbythesea · 22/01/2016 07:21

Won't he be saying,'No, not Arthur...' all his life? Mind you I did a similar thing to dd and I don't give a damn.

margaritasbythesea · 22/01/2016 07:08

Won't he be saying,'No, not Arthur...' all his life? Mind you I did a similar thing to dd and I don't give a damn.

SevenOfNineTrue · 22/01/2016 07:06

I like it.

Ilovenannyplum · 22/01/2016 07:00

Ive got an Archie, I really like Archer too :)

DecaffCoffeeAndRollupsPlease · 22/01/2016 06:56

I like it. Not too common and easy to pronounce and spell. Definitely prefer it to James.

KaraokeQueenOfTheNorth · 22/01/2016 06:46

Love it. and with the family connection to, it's perfect. NN Archie if you/he want. Just be prepared for people to mishear and call him Arthur...

Raines100 · 22/01/2016 06:27

I think Archer is fab. We went for a marmite name for DS1. People said all sorts. Someone said it was really pretentious; someone said it was chavvy. I realised I could never please everybody and stopped worrying about it. DS now loves his name, and Im really pleased we went for it.

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 22/01/2016 01:12

Archer is a great name.

{Adding to my own personal list}

HolditFinger · 22/01/2016 00:36

We called our daughter a very unusual flower name. A news reporter shares her name and that's where I heard it.

She could have been an Olivia or a Lily, like ten other kids in her year. Don't worry about people being rude. There are enough unusual names nowadays that nobody will bat an eye in twenty years.

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Izzyathome · 22/01/2016 00:15

Thanks for all the feedback! Those of you who have said so, you're right there will never be 100% approval on a name if you go out and ask for opinions. But it's been useful to hear all sides as we were unsure ourselves. Archer has been a real Marmite name - I've heard everything from 'chavvy' to 'classic' and 'perfect'. We definitely both still like it a lot & there's not many we agree on!
Not sharing our girls name with the fam etc for that reason, we know it's the one (I hope!) Some months to go...

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Exhausted01 · 21/01/2016 20:20

I like it and it's nice that it has a family connection.

Doublebubblebubble · 21/01/2016 19:47

I like it. My ds has a surname first name. If you haven't already you should watch Archer on Netflix - it's an awesome name xx

GirlOverboard · 21/01/2016 19:43

I like it. It's unique and interesting.

BelleMairead2 · 21/01/2016 19:38

I love it.. But have been put off by baby naming sites !

YoungGirlGrowingOld · 21/01/2016 18:22

We have this name in our family from about 100 years ago! I love it and would also consider it so reading with interest....

RedToothBrush · 21/01/2016 18:22

I like it.

Other people are boring and miserable.

Its not their fault.

Quoteunquote · 21/01/2016 18:18

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_(TV_series)

I really like the name,

But I do include the above link, just in case you were not aware of the very poplar Archer series, have a look on reddit to get an understanding of it's global popularity, and referencing.

www.reddit.com/search?q=archer

Never tell anyone a baby name until the birth, always causes problems.

TheDowagerCuntess · 21/01/2016 18:01

Do you have another thread running on the same name, OP?

You're never going to find a name that everyone likes, and if you ask for opinions (on forums and in real life), you'll get people saying they don't like it.

We didn't tell a soul what our planned names were - just announced them at birth. I'm certain there were (are!) people who didn't like them, but I'm none the wiser!

GlowWine · 21/01/2016 17:18

I'm neutral, definitely not negative through. Go for it if you like it, just don't make the mistake of telling anyone around in advance, it's nobody's business but yours.

HairyLittleCarrot · 21/01/2016 16:35

I really like it, and I'm very particular about names!

zippyswife · 21/01/2016 16:33

I love it. Strong but unusual.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 21/01/2016 16:30

I like it, and I hate surnames for first names. I like that he could be Archie if he wanted too. Go for it.

iciclewinter · 21/01/2016 16:26

Sorry but I don't like it (I said as much on your other thread). I don't like many of the surnamey names, or names ending in "er" (Tyler, Carter, Dexter, Cooper, Spencer etc).

Shemozzle · 21/01/2016 14:31

I love it. I love Arthur and Archie but too popular for me to use, but Archer is similar but different. Sounds a lot cooler too. Funnily enough, I saw someone on A Facebook group say it was their sons name this week and then someone else the day after. It's never been on my radar before.

WhatsGoingOnEh · 21/01/2016 13:47

I like it! And I hate all unusual names. :-)