Archibald?

Cute name!

England and Wales' laudable military history involving longbow archers.

at his hoity-toity elite boarding school for royals.

Archie was 18th most popular in England and Wales in 2017, Harrison 34th (though I've never met a Harrison in my life).

and it's my son's middle name.

Archie is apparently #254 in popularity in US. I'm surprised it is more common in UK.

It's my first name.

(a young teen)

I'm so old my first thought was of the Archie comics I read as a kid in the early 60's.

And he is only 21! He has old parents tho poor kid

The current CW series "Riverdale" is based on the characters from Archie comics.

Can't have been a coincidence.

Arthur would have been a nice name to include.

I love Harry and Meghan and the way they do things differently, but this seems like they’re trying too hard.

named Charlotte, a nod to him, and a grandson named Louis Arthur Charles.

Could be named after a loved one the public doesn’t know about, or a long list of other possibilities, but given the sort of hate-filled, blatant racism they’ve had to deal with since day one of their relationship announcement (see comments on any article about them on DailyMailOnline), I suspect the LAST thing they’re doing is “trying too hard.”

It couldn't have possibly been an homage to her favorite comic book growing up or her childhood cat. Let's just go with they are trying too hard and tradition must be upheald. Much easier.

And yes I am being snarky intentionally.

What a beautiful family. A new baby is always special. Good luck to them!

where she played a bit role for two episodes?!

gonna go to starbucks to drown my sorrows.

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Archie!

Prince Charles was extremely close to Lord Mountbatten, who was Prince Philip's uncle, and killed in an IRA attack (if IIRC). I'm sure Charles is pleased about this nod.

In fact, I'll edit to make that clear. There is no surprise in the surnames.

GOD DAMN IT YOU PEOPLE HAD JUST ONE JOB!

stuffy Windsor side... I looked it up; it comes in at #254 in popularity in US--apparently more popular in UK.

was of Archie Bunker.......

...I finished high school. The songs on either side were Bridge Over Troubled Water and Hey, Jude.

What the hell was wrong with us in 1969 to choose that bit of bubble gum fluff? Sheesh -

...it's like they foreshadow Def Leopard!

Unless it's a girl, and then Betty and Veronica are the favorites.

Even while we all might find it cute for a kid...

Ya made me look it up. Archie was, apparently, the redhead:

What I couldn't figure out was why hlthe2b was responding to my post which was only about Archie only by extension to Jughead..

Come down off the high horse, folks. It's a good name—and btw, Prince Harry is not exactly an uppercrust moniker either.

did you not?

From the Daily Beast: "Archie is not officially a prince, and therefore will not be called “His Royal Highness.” Instead, he is expected to be given the title of the Earl of Dumbarton. Prince Harry was given the Dumbarton title—which refers to a Scottish town to the west of Glasgow—by the queen on the morning of his wedding. As the son of a duke, the new baby is allowed to use one of his father’s lesser titles as a courtesy title. He will one day inherit the Duke of Sussex title from his father.

The baby could be made a prince, but only if the queen intervenes. The queen stepped in to make his cousins George, Charlotte, and Louis, princes and princesses, since they are the children of a future king."

unless Charles is gone before his mum, and William becomes King.

the British hierarchy. The queen's consort is a duke but so is the increasinly irrelevant Prince Charles.

And there's Archie Manning, who survived the moniker.

A blue heeler and a bischon/Lhasa mix. Best doggies!

Here and other places (other places are American racists making fun of it). It's a very popular British name.

"Harrison" may be one of Harry's mates who died in Iraq, because it isn't a family name for either of them.

Love they didn't go the GeogeHenryWilliamLouis route.

(and relative uncommonness) to those making racist fun is abhorrent. WTF? I've not seen a single poster who were not overjoyed for Harry and Meghan. Perhaps think twice before calling everyone else out.

I was thinking if they went with the name Arthur, they might call him Artie...

But Archie is an awesome name and that little guy, mom and dad are going to do
awesome things for this World.

Welcome to this planet...Archie .

Tikki

Link to tweet

Here's Tom with the weather.

But, it is a pretty big deal and a sign of some change that Harry's and Meghan's child is the first (acknowledged) mixed race royal heir. I celebrate that, given all the ugly racism that has blown wide open in recent years--and not just here.

It's not like they are asking for permission

I’m referring of course to Donald Duck.