Archibald or Seth

[Shelby762]

Help please - which is better? I love old names
Archibald would be shortened to Archie for everyday but Archibald for later in life to give him more options..

Archibald is a family name for me too. I would use it as the formal/legal name even if I were planning to use Archie or Arch on an everyday basis. It's just a regular Scottish name to me - although the Archibalds in my Scottish family trace back to Ireland. Use it if you love it!

I don't like Archibald, Arch or Archie much. But I would use Archibald to give him options. Archie is very cutesy.

Seth is tricky to pronounce imo

Seth. I know a lovely young one, and nobody seems to struggle to pronounce his name.

I'd go with Archer rather than Archibald. Still gives nn Archie and provides less cutesy option for later.

Archer is awful although fine as a surname, I don't like Arch at all and Archibald isn't very nice.

Seth ❤

I love the name Archibald but like Arch or Archer for nicknames, the other name we like is Angus. There seems to be a lot of negativity towards Archibald but I would just go with what you like :)

Seth

Are those really the only names you like for a boy?

I have a Seth. Go with Seth. Great name

Seth is difficult to pronounce with a lisp.

@back2good

Sorry may I ask what your children are called if those names are that horrendous in your opinion??

@Flowers245

Yes so much negativity towards Archibald although being a family name it is incredibly special to me

Archibald is ok, but Archie is so cutesy.

Love the name Seth
Like Archie too though

I'm one of many on here who doesn't appear to like Archibald as a name for various reasons.

And Seth isn't what I would consider an 'old' name since it peaked in usage around 2000. Lot of guys in their 20s called Seth. There was a thread on the name back in 2008: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/548333-seth

Blegh. They both sound like isolated old pervs who spy on women with binoculars.

Like Archie, love Seth.