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Why is Archie so hated on MN?

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Easelsweetie1788 · 14/03/2025 18:53

When in reality it is actually a very well liked name or is it the fact that popular used names are disliked on MN?

the only Archie I know is a very sweet little boy so no bad connotations for myself. I am
tryjng to persuade DH to let me use Archie if you have not already guessed

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Needmorelego · 15/03/2025 13:19

@Maxorias the popularity of Archie is from years before Prince Archie.
All the Archie's I know are aged between 15 - 20 ish.

FirstFallopians · 15/03/2025 12:59

It’s just a preference.

I prefer strong names for both sexes.

Archie is in the same box as Millie, Maisy, Evie, Albie or Ollie for me- just a bit insipid sounding.

Those names are all very popular though, so my opinion is in the minority!

WellsAndThistles · 15/03/2025 12:47

I don't like it as to me, it's an old man name, specifically an old stinky farmer!

Disturbia81 · 15/03/2025 12:46

Stepfordian · 15/03/2025 07:22

I think it’s an ugly name, it’s short for Archibald and I wouldn’t want to give my kid a name with ‘bald’ in it. Its like Alfie, Freddy, Reggie etc, it just sounds common and chavvy.

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You sound like a right snob.

Disturbia81 · 15/03/2025 12:45

Fountains · 15/03/2025 07:49

Ubiquitous, also kind of nickname-y/ infantile, like Freddie, Alfie, Reggie, Charlie, Bertie, Ollie etc.

They won’t be thought of like that once they’re all grown up and it’s normal.

Maxorias · 15/03/2025 12:33

Yeah I don't dislike Archie in and of itself (though I always wonder whether people would have even considered it without the royal reference) but I profoundly dislike any "diminutive instead of the actual name" choice.

But obviously everyone have their own preferences and I'm sure lots of people on MN would hate my eldest son's name (it's also the name of a public figure in the UK...) I'm neither british nor live in the UK so I don't care, but my point is, you really should only take feedback on here as a reflexion on how well you actually like the name. (so if getting negative feedback do you feel défensive, do you find that actually you don't like it that much, etc).

YeGodsandLittleFishies · 15/03/2025 09:38

hopesforsummer · 15/03/2025 08:32

Except the child will grow up and be treated as an adult separate to its parents and therefore it does matter what others will think of them

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Oh come on! That might be right if the OP was planning to call him something like Moon Unit but Archie is a perfectly reasonable name.

It might not be to everyone’s particular taste but it isn’t going to get in the way of him passing Mumsnet’s High Court Judge test.

hopesforsummer · 15/03/2025 08:32

YeGodsandLittleFishies · 15/03/2025 08:30

It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.

It only matters what you and your husband think.

Except the child will grow up and be treated as an adult separate to its parents and therefore it does matter what others will think of them

Clearinguptheclutter · 15/03/2025 08:31

SlenderRations · 15/03/2025 08:25

It’s a name for a child, not a grown man

I hear you but in 20 years’ time there will be an awful lot of 20 year old Archies! Ditto Ronnie, Reggie, Alfie

it’s just a bit too trendy for my liking. Archer is a good name that you could nn. Archibald is awful.

underthestars100 · 15/03/2025 08:30

If you like it use it!

YeGodsandLittleFishies · 15/03/2025 08:30

It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.

It only matters what you and your husband think.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 15/03/2025 08:27

It's a perfectly fine name.

SlenderRations · 15/03/2025 08:25

It’s a name for a child, not a grown man

Jessbow · 15/03/2025 08:05

I think its been done to death, like Jack was a few years ago.

Apollo365 · 15/03/2025 07:56

It’s cute but I prefer Archer personally

Fountains · 15/03/2025 07:49

Ubiquitous, also kind of nickname-y/ infantile, like Freddie, Alfie, Reggie, Charlie, Bertie, Ollie etc.

WhatFreshHellisThese · 15/03/2025 07:43

It's been done to death. Well, it has where l live

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 15/03/2025 07:43

I don't hate it but I always think of Archie Andrews (he's on the left in the picture).

Why is Archie so hated on MN?
HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 07:41

i would not say archie is hated at all

WonkyDonkeyWonkeyDonkey · 15/03/2025 07:36

I don’t think it’s hated. For me, it’s just a bit everyday. There are so many Archie, Stanley, Ronnie type names that like Ella, Eva etc they are barely names anymore because they are not distinguishing your child from the one next to them.

Stepfordian · 15/03/2025 07:22

I think it’s an ugly name, it’s short for Archibald and I wouldn’t want to give my kid a name with ‘bald’ in it. Its like Alfie, Freddy, Reggie etc, it just sounds common and chavvy.

SocialEvent · 15/03/2025 05:56

I know a lovely Archie and so it has nothing but positive connotations. Anyone is BU to suggest that all MN posters think one way on any topic.,

GruntingMcGrunt · 15/03/2025 05:36

It’s just the fact it’s a shortened version of a proper name I think.

ArmyBarbie · 15/03/2025 05:21

I'm not keen on shortenings used as actual names. But others I don't mind so much. Archie is an incredibly ugly name.

piscofrisco · 15/03/2025 05:10

Some people (whispers-I am of them and I don’t even know why) find nn rather than full version names irritating. It’s the only thing in life I have any sort of snobbery about. I find it weird even in myself. I never say anything in real life though. And as fate would have it I now have a DSS with such a name so I have to live with it daily Grin. Actually I’ve started to covertly subvert the trend and sometimes call him by the long or even Italian version of his name, just for kicks. He doesn’t seem to mind.

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