Thoughts on Archie please!

[sandyfoz]

Let me know you honest opinions please!!

I don't like Archibald btw

I love Archie. Not too popular where I am either unlike Alfie.

thanks! It's our favourite name at the mo. I know twins called Alfie and Archie but I much prefer Archie!!! Alfie is much more popular i agree

Top name - totally biased mind you. A smiley name.

Lot's of Alfies and Archies around here.

I'm a traditionalist, os if I didn't like the long, traditional name, and wasn't going to put it on the birth certifiacte, I wouldn't use the shortened version, but that's just me. Obviously lots of people around her disagree with me.

love it

Love it. DS's best friend is Archie (that's his actual name not shortened). My grandad was Archer which we considered but for varying reasons didn't choose.

I just think it's way too popular. Everywhere you go there are millions of Archies or Alfies. Wouldn't be for me.

As someone who has a DS named Sam and wants another named Jack, I don't dislike names just b/c they're popular! I don't know any Archies (it's not common here at all) but I think it's very cute. I agree with Fiona on Archer, I think that's a lovely full name for Archie.

Very, very popular round here. I do know someone though who has just named their baby Archie because they thought it was unusual. Just wait till they get out and meet all the others.

What about Arthur? My Dad is Arthur and he gets called Archie or Arch alot.

Archie and Alfie are both very popular round here (Surrey) and both are very 'trendy' names. Personally, I'd avoid them for that reason, as I prefer more classic, traditional, timeless names.

If I did use Archie, I'd definately put Archibald on the birth certificate. Archie to me is a nickname.

been done to much imo.

thanks for your honest opinions. I too worry that its trendy. Do you think it is or will be the c word?

I want a cute name, but not a plain one like Thomas, James but not a naff one! ssoooooo hard!

Really don't like it. Agree with LynetteScavo re proper names and not using it if you don't like the full name.

My ds is called Archie and it really suits him, i love it obviously. I agree that it is a smiley name.

I have a ds called Archie - he's a cheeky chap and name suits him down to the ground. But we really feel you need a 'proper' name and couldn't bear Archibald (given dh's hairline it would be too cruel). After a month of vacillating I found the name Archard - a 12th century monk - and that's what he was christened. Maybe OP that will help?

Thanks!!! It's so nice hearing from mummies with lovely Archies of their own.

thanks for the suggestions of Archer and Archard - deffo food for thought!!

I don't like it at all, sorry (you did say honest ), and a boy of that name in DDs class gets teased and called 'archibald' even though that is not his name. Also reminds me of that odd inventor guy out of Balamory.

Sorry - but its been done to death where I live too.

I'd use Richie short for Richard instead.

RIchie has the same feel but is less predictable, less trendy.

I do like Archie though. It will date though. It's not a bad name at all though.. Just prefer Richie.

Archibald is dreadful though. You don't need to put that on the bc. If Jack is a name in its own right, then so is Archie.

Archibald is ludicrous. Whatever you do, don't do that!

Not keen, sorry. But maybe that's because my mum has completely put me off of it!

Sorry, really don't like Archie at all. Nor Archibald.

I used to like it but then we lived behind someone with a dog called Archie, and every time we were in the garden we'd hear them shout 'ARCHIEEEEEEEE! COME 'ERE YOU LITTLE !'

Which put me off. Shame, I think it's a sweet name.

I also have a DS called Archie and obviously I love it. It really suits him, and although I'm quite a traditionalist I just couldn't saddle him with Archibald on his birth certificate.

There aren't that many around here, but I was a bit sad that it has become quite so popular. I don't think it will date, though, because it is quite a classic name. I named DS after Cary Grant/Archie Leach!

love it