What are your opinions on [name]Archie[/name]?
[name]Do[/name] you think the name [name]Archie[/name] can stand on its own or does it need a fuller name to give it some substance?
I know of [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Archibald[/name], does anyone know of others?
I know a lot of baby Archies at the moment! I’m not a huge fan to be honest because it sounds so little boyish to me, but I’ve always liked [name]Archer[/name] and I think it would be a more modern way of getting [name]Archie[/name] than [name]Archibald[/name].
I live in [name]England[/name] and there are so, so many little boys named just [name]Archie[/name], so I don’t think it needs a longer name. I know a 4 year old [name]Archie[/name], my cousin, and a 17 year old one. But I know that in [name]America[/name], [name]Archie[/name] isn’t popular so I’m not sure about other places. In the UK, it’s really common now. I don’t mind it, but I prefer [name]Archer[/name].
In [name]England[/name], the land where they give diminutives as full names, [name]Archie[/name] is very popular, #24. I can’t think of any names besides [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Archibald[/name] that would make [name]Archie[/name] a natural nickname… but I had a look and found:
Archit
Archelaus
Arcus
Arthek
Or you could do an AR name and a CHR name. [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] for example.
As I live in the UK, I agree with those above - [name]Archie[/name] is very very popular!
But I love the name All of the Archies I know are just ‘[name]Archie[/name]’, and I think that’s fine
Agreed with the other UK Berries - just [name]Archie[/name] as a standalone name is very popular here, potentially popularised by EastEnders character [name]Archie[/name] [name]Mitchell[/name]. I don’t think it needs a fuller name though maybe that’s because I’m so used to hearing it without one it doesn’t seem odd to me, and I don’t like [name]Archer[/name] (too wordy) or [name]Archibald[/name] (too pretentious) anyway.
I love [name]Archie[/name], but would not personally use [name]Archibald[/name] or [name]Archer[/name] (though I waver on this). I think [name]Archie[/name] could stand on it’s own, if you live in a place where nickname names are common. If you like modern names (a la [name]Dash[/name], [name]Van[/name], [name]Mack[/name], [name]Jax[/name]), you might find that just [name]Arch[/name] is appealing - you can always call him [name]Archie[/name], but he’ll have a less boyish name to fall back on. On a related note, I really want to name a pet Archimedes nn [name]Archie[/name]. For now, I’ve settled for DD’s stuffed owl