It's Alfie, NOT Archie!

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Calling all Alfie mums! Is it just me or do you get people calling your son Alfie, 'Archie' from time to time? Perhaps the names just sit together on a little shelf in the same part of their brains somewhere.

I have a Lolita, she's always being called Jezebel.

If that helps.

I think they do sound interchangeable to a lot of people, yes. Sorry. I know I can never remember if boys with these names are one or the other.

I had a cat called Alfie and we never felt the need to call him Archie. People must just be getting muddled perhaps.

It's because they both became very popular fairly recently and were virtually unused for years before so people hear name beginning with A and ending in ie and and use them interchangeably.

Not an Alfie but an Alec who, nine times out of ten, gets called Alex. I can sort of understand the confusion when I say (as in ownership) "It's Alec's" but otherwise it makes me inwardly grit my teeth a lot bit.

My son is an Alfie and my friends son is Archie. They are born on the same day and in the same class at school. Doesn't bother me if people mix them up

My Joseph has been called Josh a few times which is a bit weird IMO

I know someone who has sons called Alfie AND Archie...

My archie is constantly being called alfie, by his preschool carers, my friends and generally everyone.

I must admit I am one of the people with a mental block about the whole Alfie/Archie thing. I can never remember which boy is which; I know quite a few of both names.... I tend to just go for something like sweatheart or darling now

My DS2 is Alfie, i have problems with family calling him Alf.

Its not Alf its ALFIE, there is an IE on the end of his name, although he has now started to shout to people his FULL NAME if anyone calls him Alf. haha

BTW he is 4!

My friend has an Alfie and my mum, for some unknown reason, always asks how Archie is getting on it irritates me so god knows how my friend feels!

Not Alfred then?

(in my defence, I think Alfred is an awesome name)

No Alfie in the family here, but I do have a nephew Charlie who often gets called Archie Not really sure how they mix those two up...

Llike cece I generally call all kids a variation on sweetheart. I have been known to use the dog's name when calling DD and regularly interchange both boys' and DH's names (which are nothing alike) so it's the safest bet! Archie/Alfie would cause me much grief

Both Alfie and Archie are dreadful names most commonly used by teenage mums.

Sorry but YABU, these two names are completely interchangeable in my mind...

I'm being tongue-in-cheek - yes, of course it's rude to get someone's name wrong.

BUT - these two names are very much of an ilk i.e. chosen by the same sorts of people with the same taste in names, both two syllables, both start with A, both nicknames ending in an 'ie' sound, and both from the same Victorian chimney-sweep era undergoing a current renaissance.

You can't be massively surprised people mix them up, can you, really....

Sorry, but if you can get too worked up about this you need a .

They are names that have ascended into popularity at the same time, and seem to be a little interchangeable. I wouldn't worry too much about it. I was called the cats name for the longest time by my Dad!

I get them muddled all the time. Also Charlie and Harry. I sound abut thick but really I think it's just that there are a lot of all of them around.

Maybe it's your accent or pronunciation.

Why would someone get annoyed if family call and an Alfie, Alf or even fred or freddie. Since you've already given him just a short variant of Alfred surely all others can be used?

They are both very trendy & I can see why people would mix them up. The first time is forgivable, then people should make more effort.

My neighbours to each side have dogs called Alfie & Archie and behind us a dog called Farley. I have never mixed them up :)

I reckon they will be the new Sharon & Tracy.

For some reason I mix these names up (possibly just me)

I had two Alfies in my class last year. For some reason my colleague called one, but not the other, Albie, and couldn't get it right. Never called either of them Archie though!