Archie means "genuine", "bold" or "brave" - and is more popular in Britain than the US. It was originally a shortened form of Archibald but is now often used as a name on its own.<doc-sep>Soon after the royal couple announced they were expecting their first child back in October, British oddsmakers began predicting potential names Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have revealed the name they’ve chosen for their royal baby: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. They shared the big announcement on their Instagram account, @SussexRoyal, following this morning’s introduction of baby Archie to the world. Get push notifications with news, features and more. The post featured a photo of Meghan, Harry, Archie, Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, grandfather, Prince Phillip, and Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland. The name was somewhat surprising, as British oddsmakers’ top picks for potential names included more traditional monikers, like Arthur, James, Philip and Albert. In fact, bookies revealed just 60 bets were placed on Archie at 100/1, amounting to exactly $130. Soon after the royal couple announced they were expecting their first child back in October, British oddsmakers began predicting potential names. Archie, of course, is a shortened version of the name Archibald, meaning genuine and bold or brave. Using the nickname as a first name gives it a more casual, American vibe — while the baby’s middle name, Harrison, originated in the Middle Ages as a patronymic meaning “son of Henry” or “son of Harry.” The surname Mountbatten-Windsor, meanwhile, belongs to all the children and descendants of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. After the birth of their son on Monday, the top pick was Arthur. Coming in second for name predictions is James, which is followed by Philip (for great-grandfather Prince Philip) and Albert. During the couple’s royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in October, 12-year-old student Charlie Wolf tried to grill Meghan and Harry on a name for the royal baby. Meghan kept mum, replying, “We’ve been given a long list of names from everyone, we’re going to sit down and have a look at them.” Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R), and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London on May 8, 2019. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Baby Sussex | Credit: Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor Credit: Chris Allerton/ ©️SussexRoyal Meghan continued to take name suggestions throughout her pregnancy, including one from a 7-year-old girl named Megan Dudley during the couple’s January visit to Birkenhead. Dudley told reporters, “I asked her whether she would call her baby Amy if she has a girl, and she said, ‘That’s a really pretty name, I like it. We’ll have to think about it.’ ” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son Meghan Markle and Baby Sussex | Credit: Press Association via AP The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Baby Sussex | Credit: Press Association via AP On Wednesday, the royal couple introduced their baby boy to the world in St. George’s Hall, where they had their wedding reception last May. Harry held his son while Meghan beamed beside them wearing a white sleeveless dress by London-based British designer Grace Wales Bonner. “It’s magic. It’s pretty amazing. I have the best two guys in the world, so I’m really happy,” Meghan said. “He has the sweetest temperament,” she added. He’s really calm.” Harry then quipped: “I don’t know where he gets that from!” When asked whether the baby takes after anyone, Meghan said: “We’re still trying to figure that out.” Harry added: “Everyone says babies change so much over two weeks. We’re basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month, really. His looks are changing every single day, so who knows?” When asked about parenting, Harry said: “It’s great. Parenting is amazing. It’s only been two and a half days, but we’re just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son Credit: Press Association via AP Meghan then said: “Thank you everyone for all the well wishes and the kindness. It means so much.” Harry shared his baby joy hours after the birth on Monday, telling reporters: “It’s been the most amazing experience I could ever possibly imagine. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension. But we’re both absolutely thrilled and so grateful to all the love and support from everybody out there. It’s been amazing, so we just wanted to share this with everybody.”<doc-sep>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor may be seventh in line to the British throne and a great-grandchild of the reigning monarch, but—as the public was reminded in Harry and Meghan’s primetime interview with Oprah Winfrey—in one crucial way, Archie is just like you or me: He isn’t a Prince and doesn’t have a title . If things remain as they currently stand, that could change when his grandfather becomes the monarch. “Archie will be able to use the title of HRH Prince when Charles becomes King,” says royal historian Carolyn Harris, author of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting , told Town & Country shortly after Archie’s birth. She added, “but it is possible that he will not use this title. Archie will not be able to pass the title of Prince or Princess to his children as they will be another generation removed from the sovereign, but the title of Duke of Sussex will pass to Prince Harry's male line descendants.” (Male line refers to the system of patrilineage, in which a child inherits titles from their father, not their mother—unless their mother happens to be Queen.) That would mean that when Charles becomes King, Archie will become His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Archie, the same title that his cousins George, Charlotte, and Louis currently use. If the title “Prince” is what makes your ears perk up here, know that the “HRH” designation is almost as rarified and special. (Diana famously lost the right to use that designation after her divorce from Prince Charles and was allowed only to use the title “Princess of Wales.”) WPA Pool Getty Images Technically, when Archie was born, he could have used the title of Earl of Dumbarton because he is a great-grandson of the monarch in the male line, and because his father, Prince Harry, has a ducal title (the Duke of Sussex). At the time, it was thought that Harry and Meghan had chosen to forgo the title for their son—but in the Sussexes’ interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan said that wasn’t the case. She claimed that it was, in fact, the institution of the monarchy that didn’t want her and Harry’s child to have a title, which the couple learned while she was pregnant with Archie. "They were saying they didn't want him to be a Prince or Princess, which would be different from protocol, and that he wasn't going to receive security," Meghan said. "This went on for the last few months of our pregnancy where I was going, hold on for a second." She explained further, "They said [he's not going to get security], because he's not going to be a Prince. Okay, well, he needs to be safe so we're not saying don't make him a Prince or Princess, but if you're saying the title is what's going to affect that protection, we haven't created this monster machine around us in terms of clickbait and tabloid fodder you've allowed that to happen which means our son needs to be safe." The Duchess said that no suitable explanation was given for why they didn't want Archie to want to have a title—but that if he needed to have a title to receive security, she did want him to have a one: “If it meant he was going to be safe, of course.” Meghan also mentioned that the Firm (another name for the institution of the royal family) wanted to change the current conventions, which would make Archie automatically a Prince when Charles becomes King. "Even with that convention, they said, 'I want to change the convention for Archie.' Well, why?" This was particularly concerning to Meghan given that her child would be "the first member of color in this family isn't being titled in the same way as other grandchildren would be"—and that "concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie's] skin might be when he was born." But how did the royals arrive at this situation in the first place, in which conventions can be changed at will? Interestingly, who gets to be Prince or HRH is not dictated by some arcane rule that’s been in place since the Tudors and Stuarts ruled the realm, but an evolution of royal rules that’s taken place over the last century. Queen Victoria and her son Edward, the future Edward VII. Getty Images Royal historian Marlene Koenig broke it down for T&C this way, back in 2019: “This is the first time since 1894 with four living generations in direct line,” she says. The last time that happened was during Queen Victoria’s reign. At that point, the great grandsons of the Queen on the male line (yes, only the male line) were styled as “His Highness” (HH) only. A few years later, “Queen Victoria upgraded the children of the son of the Prince of Wales to royal highness, but all other male line great-grandchildren were His Highness,” says Koenig. In 1917, Victoria’s grandson (and Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather) King George V issued a new “Letters Patent” (a.k.a. LPs, the kingly equivalent of an executive order) that did away with “HH” altogether. He limited the “HRH” designation to the children of the sovereign, grandchildren in the male line, and the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. That is why Archie currently does not have a royal title. Under the 1917 LP, the other great-grandchildren of the monarch in the male line would be styled as younger sons and daughters of a Duke—hence why Archie could use the title of Earl of Dumbarton. Then-Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh with Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1951. Keystone-France Getty Images (An exception to this rule was made when then-Princess Elizabeth was pregnant with her first child, Charles, in 1948. Her father the King issued a Letters Patent to give her children royal (i.e. HRH) status before she succeeded to the throne. If King George IV had not done this, Charles would have been Earl of Merioneth and Anne, Lady Anne Mountbatten, taking their rank and titles from their father, the Duke of Edinburgh.)<doc-sep>When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their first child's name, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the world was pleasantly surprised by their not-so-traditional decision. But one little boy in New Zealand may have seen it coming. Back in October 2018, the newlyweds embarked upon their first royal tour of Australia and New Zealand where they were welcomed by thousands of well-wishers. During a walkabout in Auckland, they met a boy named Archie Somerville-Ryan who may have inspired their future child's moniker. The Duchess of Sussex greets well-wishers during a walkabout in Auckland, New Zealand Getty Images "Harry asked me and my sisters, 'What’s your name?' and then we answered back, 'Scarlet, Beth, and Archie,'" he told Channel 5 News. "And then he said, 'Archie, I like that name.'" "And he said, ‘Oh, come on, Meghan, these guys want to give you some roses,’ because we had roses from our garden," he continued. "He introduced our names to Meghan and they kind of, nodded, sort of, when they said our names." "And then when it all ended, my mum said: 'Imagine if they call it Archie'," he added. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. "Harry asked me my name - then said, Archie, I like that name" Is this Kiwi schoolboy the inspiration for the royal newborn's name? This Archie met Meghan and Harry while they were visiting New Zealand and may have left a lasting impression. #BabySussex pic.twitter.com/cBv0b6v06I — Channel 5 News (@5_News) May 9, 2019 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child in the early hours of the morning on May 6, 2019. Three days later, the couple shared their baby's moniker with the world alongside a touching portrait of the royal family. Archie is an increasingly popular name for a baby boy in the UK and according to the Office for National Statistics, it was ranked in 18th place back in 2017 - climbing 15 spots in the past decade. Though the name is sure to gain even greater influence in the next few years, as the Cambridge children have continued to inspire baby names across the UK. Following the birth of Prince George in 2013, the regal name rose seven places in the charts while his sister Charlotte's moniker shot up 13 places in the two years following her birth in 2015. According to research conducted by leading family history website Ancestry, Archie is tipped to become one of the nation's most popular names by 2022. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
After introducing their newborn son to his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the name they have chosen for their first child. For royal news delivered to your inbox sign up for the Royal Dispatch newsletter In a touching post on the couple’s joint Instagram account Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan announced the royal baby’s highly anticipated name: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The announcement was accompanied by a photo showing Prince Harry, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip, and Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland admiring the baby as his mother cradles him. The baby’s name was the subject of intense speculation in the days following the boy’s birth on Monday with many expecting the couple to pay tribute to Prince Harry’s late mother Princess Diana by using her maiden name Spencer. Other top contenders included Alexander, Albert, Arthur, and James. CTV News royal commentator Richard Berthelsen said he was a bit surprised by the name. “No one saw this one coming,” he told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. “These [names] are personal selections of interest or of some kind of appeal, or maybe when this child actually appeared in their arms the name Archie sprang into their head.” Berthelsen said there’s no obvious historical significance to the baby’s name. As for the last name Mountbatten-Windsor, Berthelsen said it’s a nod to the baby’s great-grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, whose last name is Mountbatten. Omid Scobie, a royal commentator covering the story in Windsor, said he thinks the lack of title reflects Prince Harry and Meghan’s modernity as a couple. “Harry and Meghan are very much a 21st century couple in the house of Windsor,” he told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. “They’ve really brought the Royal Family up to date. They’re bringing modernity to the Royal Family that we haven’t seen before. Meghan being American, being half African-American, we now have the first biracial baby in the house of Windsor.” The photo itself is also a break from tradition, according to Berthelsen, who said the public has never seen an image of the Queen with a great-grandchild so soon after the birth. He said the fact that Ragland was included in the photo conveys an important message from the Royal Family. “It’s a very strong statement reminding people that this is a biracial marriage, this is an American-U.K. family that has come in to the Royal Family, it’s a very, very important symbol,” he explained. The news followed an earlier public appearance that day by the duke and duchess and their baby in St. George’s Hall in Windsor Castle where they posed for photos together and answered reporters’ questions. Wrapped in a white blanket with a matching cap, the royal baby slept soundly as a beaming Prince Harry and his wife showed their child to the world for the first time. “It’s great,” Prince Harry said. “Parenting is amazing. It’s only been what, two-and-a-half days, three days, but we’re just so thrilled to have our little bundle of joy.” When asked about what the first days of parenthood have been like, Meghan replied: “It’s magic. I have the two best guys in the world so I’m really happy.” The Duchess also said her son had the “sweetest temperament” and is “really calm,” to which her husband joked “I wonder who he gets that from.” The royal baby was born weighing seven pounds, three ounces on Monday morning, after which the Duke and Duchess took a couple of days with their son, out of the public spotlight at their home in Frogmore Cottage, located near Windsor Castle. “He’s just been the dream. It’s been a special couple of days,” Meghan said. As for their son’s looks, the happy couple said they’re still trying to figure out who he resembles. “Everyone says that babies change so much over two weeks, so we’re basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month really, but his looks are changing every single day so who knows?” Prince Harry said. The prince did joke, however, that his son was already sporting some facial hair. “[It’s] wonderful,” he said as Meghan giggled beside him. Following Wednesday’s photo call, the couple introduced their son to the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Meghan also said her mother has been staying with them at their cottage on the castle’s estate.