Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor

[Tillygetsit]

Not even slightly impressed. You?

It’s a bit chav, but each to their own

It's lovely, just like the baby.

I can only assume Harry hates having a ‘proper’ name he never uses (Henry) to give his firstborn a nickname for a first name.

Also - clearly no eye on succession there. ‘King Archie’ if a terrible accident befalls the entire Cambridge family? No, no, no. I imagine our dear Queen flared her nostrils at that choice.

When I first heard it I was but half an hour later and I’m loving it!

I’m assuming it’s officially Archie - thank god because ArchiBALD is awful. Nice that he has a popular name and many of his generation will share his name. Harrison I was confused about until I realised it’s like ‘Harry’s son’.

I think they’ll receive an equal level of ‘oh that’s unexpected!’on both sides of the pond. Which must have been hard to achieve.

I like that they broke from tradition, I like them more and more.

I think spencer would have been cooler, and suitably American sounding!

I like Archie, I think its very cute (though I can't quite picture an Earl/Lord Archie..) although Harrison is a no from me...like literally Harry's son?! but as pp said, as long as they like it!

I really love it. Archie was on our boys list.

I think it's lovely!

I would have loved them to call him Spencer also. Meh.

Don’t they have largely fuck-all to do with Earl Spencer anymore, though, since the funeral? If so, I can’t imagine they’d want to give Champagne Charlie the satisfaction of the name.

Not impressed by yet ANOTHER thread on this, no.

Also - clearly no eye on succession there. ‘King Archie’ if a terrible accident befalls the entire Cambridge family?

It's perfectly normal for monarchs to take a different name when they take the throne. Victoria's name was Alexandrina. Edward VII was Albert.

I really care very little about royal nonsense, but props to them for going non-traditional and using the name they'll actually call him rather than the long version.

It's really mediocre and boring

Was anyone in the U.K. ever called Harrison before Star Wars?

Cutesy and boring - I really dislike Archie. Archibald is worse.

Harrison meaning Harry's son is a little naff but quite sweet.

I imagine our dear Queen flared her nostrils at that choice.

The Archie part is ok-ish, if not at all regal. The Harrison part is just awful. Surnames as first names is very American, I know, but over here it’s quite a low socio-economic thing to do. Riley, Madison etc I didn’t twig the Harry’s son connection at first - it makes it all the more naff. Like people who scramble their own names to create a baby name. Bit cringe. Archie Henry would have been a better way to honour Harry. I don’t mind at all using parents names as middle names (I did it!) but come on, do it properly.

I don't love either name, but I kind of like it that they've done their own thing and not stuck by the usual royal "rules." they've also set an interesting precedent now - if they have any more children, will they go with the same "trendy and not very royal" vibe? I'll have a tenner on Scarlett Caitlin Mountbatten-Windsor next, please.

What Meghan wants Meghan gets.

nevertol

I think you were looking for www.dailymail.co.uk

Gosh. I just joined mumsnet today as an older auntie looking for some support and encouragement amongst my fellow women so that I can better help my about-to-birth niece. I am beyond shocked and stunned at how opening vile, judgemental and criticial so many of you are on this newest royal baby's name. I wonder how you would feel if your child's name was ripped to bits in public like this. Can't you all just be happy that mother and baby are safe and bless them in their happiness? How about you post your own children's names and see what the rest of the world has to say about your choices? Shame on you that have nothing nice to say. Perhaps it is better that, as my lovely granny used to say: if you can't say something nice, be quiet dear.

@Womble2019 Sometimes this place is amazing, sometimes I think there is a kind of mass craziness was comes over people and they forget actual people start these thread.