Everything You Need to Know About the Royal Baby Name
After introducing their adorable son with the world two days after he was born on May 6, 2019, we finally got baby name news. And Meghan and Harry bucked tradition—and all the bets—with a more modern name for their son: Archie Harrison.
Archie is generally a less formal nickname for Archibald, an English/Scottish name that means bold and true or literally "bold prince." Meghan and Harry are following current British trends by picking the nickname as the official name, rather than opting for the more formal baby name: British parents are more likely to give their kids nicknames as official names, and Archie itself is very popular currently in the UK. (It's currently in the top 50!)
Harrison literally means "Harry's son," so it's clear where they came up with that one! Put it all together? The new royal baby name translates to "Bold Prince, Son of Harry." And the Mountbatten-Windsor surname is the set of surnames commonly associated with the royal family.
In the U.S., it's most commonly associated with the old-school red-haired comic book high schooler, but it was also the original name of movie legend Cary Grant. Given that Harry goes by a nickname name himself, it's not surprising that the couple went a little more casual with a nickname name.
Unlike his cousins and the rest of his family, little Archie only has two names. His father and uncle each have four names, while his cousins each sport three. And it's significant that he wasn't given any of the common royal baby names—bookmakers had pegged that the little guy would be named Philip after his great-grandfather or Albert after the husband of Queen Victoria.
What do you think of Harry and Meghan's baby name pick? Would you consider it for your son?
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