Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcomed their first child on Monday, but for a harrowing 48 hours they had yet to reveal the baby boy’s name. Royal family junkies can now breath a sigh of relief, however, because on Wednesday the speculation came to an end with an announcement that the child was to be called Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
The royal couple announced the news on Instagram, which seems weird but is just the world we live in now, I guess.
“This afternoon Their Royal Highnesses introduced Her Majesty The Queen to her eighth great-grandchild at Windsor Castle,” read the post, accompanied by a black and white photo of Queen Elizabeth II meeting her great-grandson. “The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duchess’ mother were also present for this special occasion,” the post continued, as Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, can be seen standing at her side.
According to Sky News, the name Archie is of German origin, meaning “genuine,” “bold,” and “brave” — while Harrison is Aboriginal and means “son of Henry” or “son of Harry.” In other words, the child’s full name means “genuine, bold, and brave son of Harry.”
The couple was expected to give their child an “unusual” name, and indeed bookies apparently had Archie at around 100/1, and Harrison not even registering a blip. One way or another, people were going to have strong opinions about the name and that’s precisely what happened on Twitter, shortly after the news broke — with many people comparing the baby to other famous Archies rooted in pop culture.
i'm baby
— Archie Comics (@ArchieComics) May 8, 2019
a shame you can't hear Her Majesty's pitch perfect impression of Edith Bunker as she coos "Oooh Archie" in a Queens accent https://t.co/wuyDukqBwU
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 8, 2019
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, First of His Name, Earl of Riverdale. pic.twitter.com/JgqlBE3p4k
— 🏌️ (@golfemojiguy) May 8, 2019
fuck.
— Archie Bland (@archiebland) May 8, 2019
Best. Crossover. Ever. #Riverdale goes ROYAL. Congrats to the Meghan and Harry #archie! ❤️ 👶🏻 🍼 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sNoQInhMNg
— RobertoAguirreSacasa (@WriterRAS) May 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/crissles/status/1126158084345401344
meghan markle after naming her child ARCHIE pic.twitter.com/a6OmJbkgwu
— lola (@fabul0la) May 8, 2019
when you hear archie isn’t short for archibald…it’s just archie pic.twitter.com/qQq8TMEVFM
— austin (@jesuissupreme) May 8, 2019
Archie Harrison walking into the royal parties with his unique name to greet his cousins that all share the same five names pic.twitter.com/Vd9OzxHBYT
— E 🌻 (@mariannereading) May 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/yurtobin/status/1126165840615936001
Whatever you want to call him, mazel tov to the new family.
(Via CBS News)