Thoughts on Archie?

[harverina]

Ok so I have a dd called Eilidh and am pregnant with dc 2. Think we have decided a girls name (Annabel or Annabelle) so now just have to decide on a boys name.

Dh and I both love Archie but I am a bit worried about other people's reactions to it?

Honestly is it awful? And if you don't like it,do you think it's horrendous or just now for you?

I think it will date.

Strangely though I think it is a better name in Scotland than England

Surely, whether some people regard Archie as 'chavvy' will depend on who they know with the name.

I really like it

It was DH's choice for DS but I do know a lot of Archie' s so we didn't go for it in the end. I do think it will be be associated with children of the 'noughties' but no bad thing if you like the name...

love it

I like the name Archie but it seems to be getting a bit over-used ,like Alfie.

No he wouldn't be Archibald, just Archie. It's definitely not a chavvy name here, more old fashioned than chavvy in my area and I actually don't know any children called Archie.

I wouldn't want a name that was too popular or overused though.

Lots to think about thanks so much everyone.

Really struggling with boys names - I have none that I really like but Archie stood out for dh and I. However the more I say it the more I question it...

Btw we are Scottish and in Scotland!

Archie is a great wee name

I know an ADORABLE Four year old called Archie yet I still detest the name. Sorry. It's my worst name for a boy.

Agree with MadameJosephine. Archer is pretty cool... but Archie itself is going to be very 2010's in a few years, I think. Blame Monarch of The Glen.

My ds is an Archie. He is adorable, obviously! Twinkle you must know my ds, he is four
I chose it and had a few people dislike it but I really didn't care and it just means that not too many people will pick it :o

Oh btw we are in England.

Archie goes well with your daughter's name as both Scottish names. I have taught 2 boys called Archie fairly recently.

I absolutely love Archie. I know one very un-chavvy wee boy of that name... Yes, in Scotland.

I also think that doubting a name choice is totally normal. If you both love it, go for it. The person makes the name imo.

Thecraic that's one of the reasons I love it - Archie from monarch of the glen was lovely

Monsterbook you are right we can't please everyone and I know a few family members don't like the name

Argh, he was a babe! Hector is on my list...

I like it, was on my list. Why does everyone go on about nick names though? My ds is Charlie, not Charles just Charlie I chose it because I like it. DH's gm very vocal about disliking it as old fashioned If you and DH love Archie then use it, you will regret it otherwise. I'm in Scotland btw and it's not "chavvy" imo at all

Thanks mrsyattering - I don't see it as a nn either but I don't have a problem with shortened names. Plus I think Archibald is awful.

Thecraic what about gilly?!

I certainly wouldn't have the full name but as soon as someone tells me their DS is Archie I automatically think 'bald'.

I find it odd that someone can like a nickname (Archie, Freddie, Ed, Alex etc) and hate the full version (Archibald, Frederick, Edward, Alexander). In my head they are the same!

Archie is lovely.

Lebkuchen, My DS1 is Freddie. I think Frederick is awful, not the same at all.

I love it. We were just on holiday in a very nice, very middle/upper middle class place and there was indeed a preponderance of boys called Archie. So it may be chavvy (and so what if it were) but it is certainly also very socially acceptable.

But more than that it's cute, and characterful and the boys called Archie I know all have a little something extra about them. It works at age 4 and also 18 and older, which not all names do.

Awful, awful, awful.