Baby Sussex

[bridgetreilly]

Least likely names:
James
Thomas
Dodi

I kind of hope they give him a really American name:
Holt
Hunter
Chip
Chuck
Wyatt

[Tavannach]

I don't think they're "common" names at all. I only know of Harrison because of Harrison Ford and MN, and I think of Archie as a bit posh, a Captain in the Army maybe.

[Calloway]

Archie isn't posh. It's a name you can hear being called across every park and every playground and every Tesco.

[Calloway]

But I love the scramble to rebrand it as posh now that it's been adopted by the royals.

[Graphista]

Definitely not posh! I too have heard Archie called across many a park and playground in various parts of the U.K. And Harrison is very popular in America and increasingly popular in the U.K. Too

[Tavannach]

It may well be popular but I think Archie is a green wellies and good manners type of name.

[AlliKaneErikson]

My DS Harrison is neither common nor (except the very odd occasion) naughty, but thanks for attributing those characteristic to all people with that name, previous posters...

[GoFiguire]

Common as in used frequently. It’s not my fault that you think it’s low rank.

[GoFiguire]

From Wikipedia

Harrison is the 42nd most common surname in England and 123rd most common in the United States.

[AlliKaneErikson]

Nope, I’m quite aware of the connotations of the word common in the responses of some posters (not necessarily on this thread but there were many similar ones); it had nothing to do with the name's frequency...

[AlliKaneErikson]

PS not saying that was your intention, by the way * but it certainly was in other cases.

[happyinherts]

Archie is as near an anagram of Rachel (Meghan's real name) as you can get.

Harrison - the Harry's son bit. Name is definitely an attempt to combine their two names. Bit naff?

[Beeziekn33ze]

Happy
Isn’t her name Rachel Meghan? Both ‘real’ names.

[Bumblebeesmum]

I love the suggestion of Harry being irritated by his birth certificate - it must be a nightmare for him with people getting his name wrong all the time

On the plus side at least he has a variety of surnames to choose from

[Triglesoffy]

Are you saying “Harrison” is their attempt at Brangelina and Bennifer? I think you’re reading too much into it!

[BelulahBlanca]

Archie is nothing like an anagram of Rachel!

[happyinherts]

BelulahBlanca

It's got five out of the six letters - nothing like?

[madcatladyforever]

I am listening to good mornng on tv and a load of whining from people about the excessive coverage about the royal baby.
Now I know why I got PTSD at work because people are so flaming miserable and can't take joy in anything.
I love celebrating new arrivals whoever they are, any good news is great for me and I try and find joy wherever I can.
Life is to short for being miserable. And miseries wear other people down to the point of despair.

[Eustasiavye]

I find it funny how all those thinking Archie or Harrison are posh names are scrambling to reinstate them as such.
Where I live it's a wash with Archies, Alfies, Freddies, Bobbys and so on all the 'ee' sounding nickname boys names.

[GoFiguire]

happy your anagram becomes shits-ne-happy. Poor you

[CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook]

Harrison - the Harry's son bit. Name is definitely an attempt to combine their two names. Bit naff?

IMO yes, it's naff just like Bennifer or Brangelina

But I love the scramble to rebrand it as posh now that it's been adopted by the royals

Indeed! I wonder if they had called him Jimmy if people would be scrambling to brand that as 'posh' as well!

[beanaseireann]

The DM is reporting William or Charles still haven't met Archie.

[PortiaCastis]

How the hell do the DM know

[Bumblebeesmum]

Not difficult to work it out given he’s just finishing up a trip in Germany

[Antonin]

I think a lot of pregnant women who were thinking of using Archie will shy away from the name now unless they are rabid royalists