unless and until you have been living under the rock you must be well aware of the fact that prince harry and meghan markle the duke and duchess of sussex have announced the name of their baby boy duchess of sussex gave birth to her first child on 6th of march who is seventh in line to the royal british throne meghan and harry have named their first child archie harrison mountbattenwindsor this announcement was made soon after the royal baby made his instagram debut with his greatgrandmother queen elizabeth iihere is what the post read the duke and duchess of sussex are pleased to announce they have named their first born childarchie harrison mountbattenwindsorthis afternoon their royal highnesses introduced her majesty the queen to her eighth greatgrandchild at windsor castle the duke of edinburgh and the duchess mother were also present for this special occasionthe name archie evoked all sorts of reactions from the british citizens even the common public worldwide and not all of them were positive as expected social media went into a tizzy with the americantouch given to the name and memesjokes started churning out in no time apparently a large sect of the racist society was not comfortable with the americanfeel given to the blueblooded child the jibes were seemingly taken at the former suits actress who was also criticised for bringing in the american influence to the british royal world what does the name archie mean archie means bold genuine or brave interestingly the royal babys middle name harrison means son of harry which is a great fit given archies father prince harry archie has originally been a nickname for the german name archibald when harry and meghan announced the name of their twodayold baby on may 8th many also speculated that the choice of name might have something to do with harrys fiveyearold nephew prince george whose nickname is also archieapparently the fiveyearold prince revealed his nickname to a passerby woman who was walking her dog george started petting her dog and this is when the woman asked him about his name just to initiate small talk to the ladys surprise the prince who is third in line to the throne said his name was archie the bottom line so did the new parents actually name their first born after prince georges nickname since harry and meghan chose a simple name which is not exactly a royal it could mean that the couple hopes and aims for a simpler life for their children while only the royal couple can actually answer these speculations this gesture surely seems like a loving tribute to the 5yearold prince george