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Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

golding76 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:38:09 GMT

(I knew I was missing something important. Okay, I'm liking "Archie" more. "Harrison" means "son of Harry." Loving all! )

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Today, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the name of their first child, a baby boy born on Monday May 6, 2019.

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is the latest member of the British Royal Family, and seventh in line to the throne.

While office chat has been filled with debates over whether the first-time parents would pick a traditional or modern name , and bookies picked Albert and Arthur as frontrunners, Prince Harryand Meghan Markle decided to go with Archie.

But what does the name ‘Archie’ mean?

According to nameberry.com: "Archie is a boy's name of German origin meaning 'truly brave'."

The name Archie is popular in the UK, and frequents in the top 20 lists for boys names.

The name actually already has ties to the British Royal Family. At the start of this year, Prince George apparently told a dog walker that he was called 'Archie'. According to The Sun, the five-year-old was out for a walk with his grandmother, Carole Middleton, when he told the passerby his nickname.

Will Archie be a prince?

Despite the fact the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's children all have the prince and princess titles, Archie Harrison will unlikely be a prince. This is because King George V introduced a stipulation during his reign that said only children of the King or Queen, children of the King or Queen’s sons and only the eldest living son of the eldest living son of the Prince of Wales were eligible for the titles.

Baby Sussex named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

King George V said at the time: "The grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our Realms."

It's likely Archie will inherit one of Prince Harry's titles, like the Earl of Dumbarton.

Archie is predicted to be the most popular name in the UK by 2025

Research by Ancestry has found that Archie is likely to be one of the most popular names by 2022 and will be the most popular boy's name in the UK by 2025.

By comparing historic census records with recent data from the Office of National Statistics, Ancestry found that George jumped four places in most popular boys names following Prince George's birth in 2013, while Charlotte jumped 13 places in two years following Princess Charlotte's birth in 2015.

Archie is currently the 18th most-popular baby name in the UK but is expected to reach the top spot within the next six years.

What is Archie short for?

Archie is short for Archibald, a name of Spanish origin, but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided to simply name their first-born son Archie.

What does the name Harrison mean?

A likely nod to his father, Prince Harry, Harrison is of English origin and means 'son of Harry'. Rather fitting, isn't it?

Where does Mountbatten-Windsor come from?

According to royal.uk, before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname but this changed when King George V specifically adopted 'Windsor' and their official surname.

How the royal family introduce their babies to the world

The surname Windsor remained the same until 1960, when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh decided they wanted their direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the royal family, therefore adding Prince Philip's surname of Mountbatten to the family name.

Royal.uk said: "The effect of the declaration was that all The Queen's children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor."

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Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

cherry — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:39:26 GMT

I have noticed a lot of names in the UK are sort of old fashioned. It's fine with me. When I hear some of the stuff that comes out of Hollywood, I will take old fashioned any day of the week( Dweezil Moon unit etc)

I will bet a dollar to a donut, Archie will be a name that will be on the upswing now

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

MarnieRez3 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:41:09 GMT

@golding76
Love all these historical photos! Thank you for posting.
Archie is adorable! And I love the joy on Harry's face! 💜🤴

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

golding76 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:43:51 GMT

In translation, his name is:

Truly brave son of Harry.

Nice. Very nice. May he bring into reality the meaning of his names!

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

MarnieRez3 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:45:53 GMT

@golding76
Do you remember Archie Comic Books? Archie was a redhead! Or...as they say in Britain, "a ginger!"
I love your comments!

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:46:02 GMT

@golding76

I love the name! Thank you, Post above. Diana, miss you!

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

golding76 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:47:56 GMT

To be fiercely honest, I am now sitting here with tears in my eyes over this name.

I, who scoffed and laughed at first. The meaning, the beautiful sentiment behind these names means everything.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

MarnieRez3 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:48:15 GMT

@Sweet_Serenity
Don't worry...Diana has the best seat in the house. 💋

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

MarnieRez3 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:49:21 GMT

@golding76
Oh me too, my dear. Harry is happy at last...after all the trauma of his youth.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

QueenDanceALot — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:52:50 GMT

I like it!

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

haddon9 — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:55:40 GMT

I still don't care for the name but the meaning is very nice. There are many other traditional names that have a nice meaning too.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

itsmagic — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:05:45 GMT

Thank you for posting this. When I first heard the name Archie I wasn’t sure I liked it. Knowing the meaning behind the name has really changed my perspective.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

ahoymate — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:08:43 GMT

Archie? Really? Reminds me of Archie Bunker or the comic book character. Don't care for the name. Who is going to know about the meaning as he grows up?

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

QVCkitty1 — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:08:10 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
I still don't care for the name but the meaning is very nice. There are many other traditional names that have a nice meaning too.

I think the name Archie is traditional in England.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

cherry — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:08:48 GMT

It didn't hurt Cary Grant much. His real name was Archibald Leach

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

ahoymate — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:10:24 GMT

Except nobody refers to Cary Grant as Archie!

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

cherry — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:12:06 GMT

His mother did

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

WindingRoad — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:12:33 GMT

The meaning is lovely but unfortunately no one will be thinking about the meaning of the name after next week. So much better to have a nice name than a nice meaning. Oh well, their baby.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

WindingRoad — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:14:16 GMT

@cherry wrote:
It didn't hurt Cary Grant much. His real name was Archibald Leach

That's why he changed his name.

Re: Archie Means 'Truly Brave'

cherry — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:17:50 GMT

I think it's cute and so is the baby. It is just as easy to say something nice as it is to insult the baby