Birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor: May 6, 2019

[Blog Real]

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
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[Ktptbi]

Archie Harrison....bet nobody expected that

[Osipi]

Originally Posted by Ista

I'm unsurprised by the decision to not use a title, if that is indeed true, since I think the Sussexes have been very consistent in signaling their determination to do things their own way, and in a way that they have deemed best for them and their family. The no-title decision seems to be very much in keeping with that.

I'm sure the decision was met with approval by both the Queen and The Prince of Wales. I had a feeling that this is what was going to happen. Now we know.

[muriel]

Originally Posted by ACO

I am not surprised with no title. It is what I was expecting. It is very them.

I, too, was not expecting the Sussex children to have titles. Very sensible to follow the path laid out by the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

[Pranter]

I like Archie..it's cute



LaRae

[jacqui24]

Originally Posted by Pranter

I like Archie..it's cute



LaRae

I have mixed feelings about nicknames like this. It's cute when they are little. But what happens when they grow up and have to be in the grown up world? Although, Archibald isn't all that, so...

[Susan999]

Originally Posted by muriel

I, too, was not expecting the Sussex children to have titles. Very sensible to follow the path laid out by the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

Except that they've gone one step further. This child won't have any title at all. Presumably a future daughter won't be a Lady either.

[Lilyflo]

Originally Posted by jacqui24

Wait, do people actually know where Archie came from? I would've thought that'd be the bigger question.

Wherever they got it from, it was the 15th most popular (& rising) boy's name in the UK last year.

[muriel]

Originally Posted by jacqui24

I have mixed feelings about nicknames like this. It's cute when they are little. But what happens when they grow up and have to be in the grown up world?

Cold have been worse. He could have been called Atticus Prentice Harrison M-W.

[jacqui24]

Originally Posted by Susan999

Except that they've gone one step further. This child won't have any title at all. Presumably a future daughter won't be a Lady either.

I think that's just the way they are addressed though, right? Viscount Severn doesn't actually have the title of Viscount Severn, that's his father's subsidiary title. He's addressed that way, but it's still Edward's.

Originally Posted by Lilyflo

Wherever they got it from, it was the 15th most popular (& rising) boy's name in the UK last year.

Oh. Maybe that's why. I thought it was an out of nowhere name, but maybe that's just because it's uncommon in US. Glad to see there will be a lot of Archies when this baby goes to school.

[RoyalProtocol]

Not fussed on the name, at all, or the lack of title use.

[Duke of Leaside]

Isn’t Archie the nickname (code name) Prince George used when introducing himself to other kids at a play date recently? I believe they were on a private play date at a public park.

[Curryong]

Archie is a very English name, actually it's been quite popular in England for some time. A relative's son is an Archie and he's six. And Harrison is a clever pun! I was hoping for Alexander, but I'm sure Archie will grow on me.
I'm old enough to remember the shock when Charles/Diana stated that their new baby would be known as Harry and some people were quite sniffy about it. Now, no-one thinks of him as Henry.

[mydeardrsattler]

I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan.

I'm not fond of nicknames as full names as it is, and Archie feels like one of those names that every kid born in the last 5 years has, like how every other kid is called Jack. It's one of those names where you feel as though the parents went "it'll be so cute on a baby and a sweet old grandad!!" but didn't picture him as a 16 year old goth or a 45 year old businessman. (This is not directed at M&H specifically, just these sorts of names in general)

I dislike Harrison in general and I don't think the two names flow that well together.

But of course it's not up to me, and if the parents like it then there we go. I am disappointed that my psychic royal baby naming powers failed me this time. Before Oscar was named I had Oscar flash into my head randomly and the same with Josephine before Adrienne was named (middle name), and earlier Stephen came to mind, but no! Perhaps it only works with Swedes.

[Susan999]

Originally Posted by jacqui24

Oh. Maybe that's why. I thought it was an out of nowhere name, but maybe that's just because it's uncommon in US. Glad to see there will be a lot of Archies when this baby goes to school.

It's very common now in the UK. It seems like every other baby boy here is called either Archie, Alfie or Charlie.

[Empress Merel]

Originally Posted by Curryong

Archie is a very English name, actually it's been quite popular in England for some time. And Harrison is a clever pun! I was hoping for Alexander, but I'm sure Archie will grow on me.
I'm old enough to remember the shock when Charles/Diana stated that their new baby would be known as Harry and some people were quite sniffy about it. Now, no-one thinks of him as Henry.

I never saw the point in that. It's weird to me. There's this Youtube/Insta famous couple that named their daughter Genevieve, but will call her Gigi for the rest of her life and I'm just confused as to why you'd give your kid one name, to name her an entirely different one.

But that's an irrelevant discussion.

[Biri]

I think of Harry as Henry, sometimes,

Archie? You mean Archibald? Is it official?

[princess phineas]

not a fan of the name. I immediately thought of archie andrews and veronica!!! nope, usually a fan of all things involving harry , but not this name.

[jacqui24]

Originally Posted by Susan999

It's very common now in the UK. It seems like every other baby boy here is called either Archie, Alfie or Charlie.

I guess UK is very big on nicknames now? But man, poor kids when they grow up.

[fandesacs2003]

Dont like the name Archie at all!!!!
But Archibald is OK. Old medieval name

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch...29?wprov=sfla1