Name regret 😩

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He’s 8 months and recognising his name. I really regret our choice.
I always really loved the name, for years. But it’s recently become so popular. I’m hugely regretting it. Me and OH couldn’t agree on anything else either!

Can you find a suitable nickname? Or use his middle name?

Have you discussed your worries with your OH?
What’s the name?

@Fullmoons But he knows his name now and everyone calls him that! I feel it’s too late to use his middle name.

@IggyAce Yes, discussed with him. He doesn’t see the issue and still likes the name. Also says he just sees him as an Archie now. I suffer with PND and PNA. So I don’t know if that has something to do with it.

It’s Archie if you hadn’t guessed by the previous reply!

We chose it because I’ve always liked it since watching Monarch of the Glen on a Sunday as a child, it’s also of Scottish origin and both me and my OH have Scottish roots.

It was also my OH’s great uncle’s name (who was Scottish).

However even Harry and Meghan have used it! Everyone said it’s a good thing and to feel pleased he shares his name with a ‘sort of’ prince.

I’ve worked in schools for many years and only heard one or two Archies (seriously) however recently it’s got so much more popular and I feel there’s a negative association with it.

What's his middle name? Could you switch to calling him both, double barrel style, and then drop the 'Archie' bit a few months down the line?

If you prefer his middle name, you could use both names and eventually only use the middle name.

@rubbertreeplant it’s William. I really like his middle name but my OH isn’t on board with changing Archie or calling him his middle name.
I do like the name Archie, I always have, I’m just annoyed that it’s become so common and that the Royals have used it too!

Remember the Royals copied you!!

I LOVE the name Archie... !!!!

Why are earth would you change a name you like just because other people like it too?

This fad of 'oh my god, i can't have a name that lots of people like and have given to their children' I just find utterly bonkers..

Its like everyone wants a name for their child that everyone will like but which no-one else has chosen for their child. Just think about that.....

It's a lovely name.

But I'm sure I saw on MN once that name regret is closely linked to PND as you said so maybe you need to see your GP or HV

My name is Caroline and i was born in the 60s ,named after my cousin apparently.However my Mum became quite annoyed at being asked if I was named after Caroline Kennedy!.Whatever name you pick somehow annoyingly if you like it, stands to reason others will as well!.Even if you changed it ,what if they had another baby with that name!.Remember reading about a family whose children were named George,Charlotte and Louis in that order!.I really wouldnt change it TBH.I had a best friend called Caroline at school ,and have two chums I walk the dog with called Caroline too!.No problem for me ,in fact I like it!

Stick with Archie. You clearly love it as a name and have good reasons for choosing it and honestly, who cares how many other kids are called it and if they are a prince. The fuss around the name will blow over, and your Archie will just be himself. As long as you like the name that's what matters.

You've liked the name for years. Lots of people like the name.
Even if you had chosen an obscure or unusual name, you might find that he wasn't the only one in his peer group.
He was Archie first so forget the Sussexes.

I liked Monarch of the Glen too! The main actor (who played Archie) now lives round the corner from me. If you watched and enjoyed it as a child, so did lots of your peers so it's not surprising they like the name too and are choosing it for their children. Perhaps Prince Harry has fond memories of watching it with his Granny.

It sounds like the perfect name for your boy for all sorts of reasons. Does it help to remember the reasons you loved and chose it? Those reasons haven't gone away.

I think Archie was just as, if not more popular 8 months ago ( certainly was where I live).
I think it's too late to change it now.

You’ve got plenty of time to change it, he’s only very little.

Its easier to change before 12 months I think.

My nephew is called archer, lots of people comment on it and like it but theres not many about... Yet. However I do like archie

It's a lovely name. Quite often the names you think are common (as in frequent) or popular, you'll rarely actually meet one, whereas the unusual names oddly tend to pop up in the same class as each other!
My dc name has been around no. 12 for years on the ons list, yet we've rarely met any others.

William is a lot, lot more popular than Archie (and I say that as someone who has a William!)

I would stick with it. Archie is pretty good. It's familiar, I don't see it as overused at all, it's pleasant and easy to spell, you've always loved it.

I think you'll come back round to liking it.

I only know one of two of primary age in RL. I really like it. Personally I don’t care if Anne is popular. Just if we like it!!
Hope you are seeking treatment for the PND. That’s hard.