Archie Harrison Mountbatten -Windsor

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It's not like you all have not been wondering

Wow so much judgement. Remember that old saying 'if you have nothing nice to say dont say anything at all'?

I love it. I know an 18yr old Archie- at the time it was a brave choice, certainly not common!

It’s ok, sounds a bit sink estate to me

Can you actually hear what you sound like?

It's a very normal name, my DC go to school with lots of Archie's and Harrison's. Without a title too, a very strong signal that they want their son to have as 'normal' a life as possible, or most definitely not a slave to royal duty as William and Kate's DC will likely be.

Both Archie and Harrison were fairly popular baby names on Scotland last year.

At least he’s not Airchie Pluff.

Awful.

When Charles becomes King will the rules be applied retrospectively, he will become HRH Prince Archie? I don't think that there has been anything said officially. If he doesn't and they have more during Charles's reign it could be interesting!

It’s ok, sounds a bit sink estate to me

Lol as if people are actually saying it's horrendous. How cruel

I'm surprised by Archie because it's so popular

The Royals don't really go for totally unusual names. They are all normally fairly traditional, older names and in the top 100.

In 2018:
Archie - 18th
George - 3rd
Charlotte - 12th
Louis - 82nd

He'll get a title eventually, maybe they didn't want to rush it.

Archie will be fitting for a small child running around, but as an adult maybe not so.

Archie isn't a new name. There are plenty of adults named Archie around. In 1900 it was the 117th most popular boy's name in England and Wales.

”Kate and William chose much nicer names

...that don’t affect my fragile middle class sensibilities.”

FTFY.

There’s some right snobs on this thread.

There's definitely a posh Scottish Archie thing. I know more then one.

That said, most of the ones I've come across (not Scottish, and I teach) are...er.... definitely not posh.

It's not my idea of a favourite name but they like it and that's all that matters.

I like it. Good on them.

Archie is a diminutive of Archibald, a name that's been around for centuries and was especially popular in Scotland.

I like it.

I know twins called Harrison and Archie, both names are not unusual here. Nothing wrong with either name.

I like it and wasn't surprised they picked an already fairly popular name.

I'd be annoyed if I already had an Archie and this news suddenly made it MEGA popular.

So what are British names then?
My kids have Welsh names
Are they not British names?
Or are Scottish names not British
Or is only the faux nouveau riche middle class wankers who get to decide what's "British" enough or good enough
Twats

Has anyone come along and said, "Well he's not going to get a decent job with a name like that is he?"

....oh hang on.

I love it.

Archie is a cool name. I'd bet it suddenly becomes very popular

You can’t move for little Archie’s where I live, it’s very well used already. Teddy, Archie, Theo etc.

Archie!! That boy thinks he’s Archie Pluff!!

Well it will put a smile on the staff at Balmoral!!

If I had had a daughter I would have liked to call her Charlotte.

When I was pregnant with ds, it was top of our list for a girl. Anyway, the first two babies born from our antenatal group were girls, and both called Charlotte. DH then said we can't use Charlotte, there will be about 10 of them in her class if it's a girl.

Anyway issue averted because baby was a boy. Use a name we don't think is that popular. Get to school and there is another boy with his name in his class...and two other friends use it for their respective second children (mind you, they might have copied us).

But anyway Charlotte would have been fine. DS has never had a girl in his class/tutor group called Charlotte - just in his year group and in a couple of lessons.