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05-08-2019 01:56 PM
CaryGrant did not change his name, Hollywood did!
05-08-2019 01:57 PM
Archie reminds me of the character in the comic books who had red hair, LOL!
05-08-2019 01:59 PM
05-08-2019 02:01 PM
I know, but it was still his given name, and he was a Brit. So, it isn't a name that no one ever used before . It is a time honored traditional name @haddon9
05-08-2019 02:01 PM
@golding76 wrote:(I knew I was missing something important. Okay, I'm liking "Archie" more. "Harrison" means "son of Harry." Loving all! )
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor: here’s the meaning behind the new royal baby nameWelcome to the family, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
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I would like to receive trends and interviews from fashion, lifestyle to travel every week, by emailToday, 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.
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.
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How the royal family introduce their babies to the worldThe 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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I love the name too...!
05-08-2019 02:01 PM
@Drythe wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@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.
I see from the article that it is currently 18th most popular in England. Just as George and Charlotte have risen, so no doubt will Archie.
If this his story is correct (???) George’s nickname is Archie - wonder if they realized?
Pip Pip & Good on them all!
If George's nickname is Archie, that could get confusing calling first cousins by the same name.
05-08-2019 02:02 PM
The sweetest sound for one to hear is his or her own name.
Dale Carnegie
It is far less important what others think of his name than the meaning his parents impart to his name.
05-08-2019 02:04 PM
May his name be a blessing to him, and may he live in peace, and happiness, all of his days
05-08-2019 02:11 PM
What an awful name...good grief.
05-08-2019 02:23 PM
@cherry wrote: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
I'm pretty sure it won't be.....LOL No one would be so cruel as to saddle their son with that name. It's a silly name that brings up images of the comic book to those of us who are old enough to remember that or Archie Bunker...LOL It is possible that people under the age of 40 have never never heard of it.
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