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05-08-2019 12:35 PM - edited 05-08-2019 12:38 PM
(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-WindsorKing 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 2025Research 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.
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.
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."
More about: | Baby Sussex | Duchess of Sussex | Duke of Sussex | Meghan Markle |Prince Harry | royal baby05-08-2019 12:39 PM
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
05-08-2019 12:41 PM
05-08-2019 12:42 PM - edited 05-08-2019 12:43 PM
In translation, his name is:
Truly brave son of Harry.
Nice. Very nice. May he bring into reality the meaning of his names!
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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.
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I like it!
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