Archie for a girl?

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Having second girl in December and just watched the Lazarus project and there is a character Archie (think shirt for Archana in her case)

Never met a female Archie but it's growing on me. But can't shake the fact she'll likely always be expected to turn up and be a boy unless it really catches on in popularity!

Thoughts?

No

Absolutely not.

Saying it's offensive to Asian to suggest it's not a suitable name for a non Asian girl is clutching at straws. Would you name a white British boy Binh? It's a very popular Vietnamese name.

Archana is a beautiful name. Archie is a cute nickname.

It's not even a nice name for a boy.

Archibald is awful for a boy!

Archana sounds pretty for a girl imo.

It’s short for Archana for a girl, which is a Hindi name. You could use that, though some people would see it as cultural appropriation.

What you cannot do is just call her Archie, which is a hugely popular boy name.

You daughter has to live with it, so don’t chose it because you are trying to be different or cool, she won’t see it like that.

I wouldn't

I'd read it as you were hoping for a boy tbh.

But the Asian families are not using Archie are they? They are using Archana (which I BTW think is fabulous) like many families in the UK use Alexandra and call their dd Alex or Georgina and call her Georgie

Personally I don't like Archie. I don't like it for a boy or a girl never have. Never known one who was unpleasant i just don't like it as a name.

Having grown up with a unisex name I wanted to avoid that.for my children. I hate it. Did as a child still do now as an adult. I would really not put a name more commonly used as a boys name to a girl or the other way around.

I have found it difficult to live with. Many computer programs are set to specific gender - this may have changed by the time your dd grows up- people expect a Mr. And sees me a clear female and it throws them. I had one memorable phone conversation where the woman at the end of the line insisted I HAD to be a boy as my me was a boy one
People are rude..

Archie, lovely name for a girl. Just Louisa would be for her future brother.

But the Asian families are not using Archie are they?
They are.

I always wanted a baby girl called Sydney as a teenager too!! Still think it sounds cute. I think Archie would grow on me but not sure I'd like to be saddled with the name personally.

Please don’t do it.

my son has a name that in this country is typically a boys name however in another country it is sometimes used as a girls name. When he was in secondary school a teacher from that country wouldn’t believe that was his name as she expected a girl and made ds stand outside of class until she got another teacher to verify who he was! She thought he was taking the piss.

If you are using it as a shortening and she has a proper name to use I can’t see it being an issue , as a stand alone actual name it is an issue .

If you love it so much change your name to it, and see people's reactions to it

When he was in secondary school a teacher from that country wouldn’t believe that was his name as she expected a girl and made ds stand outside of class until she got another teacher to verify who he was!

Made to stand outside the class? For having a 'female' name? That's a pretty harsh reaction.

No.
For no other reason than there are so many already, it really is a very popular name. That and Teddy.
Although I suspect she'd be the only girl Archie in her class.

How many years ago was that?
All registers have photo ID.

How many years ago was that?
All registers have photo ID.

Since when?

I'm trying to think.... quite a few years now. Both Sims and Bromcom systems.
I always look at the picture when I call the register, helps me learn names.

Quite a modern choice OP.
Identities are pretty fluid these days.
Gendered names could be consigned to history soon I'm sure.

Artie would be nicer.

Why would anyone do that to their daughter?!

I'm surprised, but I actually quite like it for a girl!