Yesterday, we saw photos from Archie Mountbatten Windsor’s first public event. He got to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town and by all accounts, Archie was extremely well-behaved. This was our first really good look at Archie’s face, and in my opinion, he looks just like Harry but with Meghan’s eyes. I know that’s a controversial statement from the way everyone fights about who royal babies look like. It’s not even a friendly debate, it’s always an argument, like there are right and wrong answers. Please just enjoy the royal baby without fighting please! Anyway, we have new info about Baby Archie. Or should I say, Baby Bubba. Yes, apparently Meghan’s nickname for her ginger son is “Bubba.” Oh lord.
That’s Bubba to you! Meghan Markle shared her sweet nickname for her almost 5-month-old son Archie during the little royal’s first-ever official engagement on Wednesday. Along with Prince Harry, they stepped out as a family of three to meet with South African human rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe. In video from the visit, Meghan is heard calling her son “Bubba.”
“Say hello! Hello, hi,” she says, then realizes he’s drooling. “Oh, Bubba!” Luckily, dad Prince Harry was ready to catch the dribble. Meghan, 38, also appeared to call her son by the name in a video shared to the couple’s Instagram Story as they walked down a corridor to meet with Archbishop Tutu.
Archie let out a chuckle when Thandeka laughed, prompting Meghan to say, “Is that funny?” Thandeka noted that Archie already seemed to understand her, to which Harry said, “I think he knows exactly what’s going on.”
“You like me best, yes!” Thandeka said to Archie. “Oh, you like the ladies better, yeah.” Meghan agreed: “He likes to flirt.”
So… Bubba. I think it’s kind of cute, but I hope it’s not something that sticks. Like, nicknaming a baby “Bubba” is very different than an adult man going by Bubba. Plus, how is “Archie” not nickname enough?
What else? Apparently, Harry told Desmond Tutu that Archie is “constantly wanting to stand” which is funny. Wasn’t Prince Louis like that as a little baby too? Kate said Lou was zipping around really quickly. Oh, and Meghan also called Archie an “old soul.” I will say this, Archie just seems very alert and like he’s already a charmer. Oh, and he’s a big boy too.
Photos courtesy of WENN and Backgrid.
Bubba is a cute nickname! I’m sure he wont be Bubba for the rest of his life, lol. We called my oldest “baby pork belly” or just “pork belly” for about 6 months and I cant even tell you why lol. But it did not stick 😉
Yeah, my aunt called me “chubby chops” when I was a baby but it definitely didn’t stick once I grew a bit and got a bit less plump. 😛 Bubba isn’t my favorite but it’s still cute.
We called my youngest buddha belly but he never got one. Now he’s Nonie.
Nicknames are usually nonsensical lol
my daughter is Bubbie. It came from nowhere and it’s just something we started saying.
I loved them already but we call *our* son Bubba too so this endears them to me even more!
Hehe, we called our oldest “Birdie” or “Little Bird” and “Esie” ( a nickname for her given name) because “Esie” sounds like a chickadee call. I used to tell her they were singing her name. 21 years later it still sticks!
My nephew’s “bubba” is his soother lol. But I 100% call one of our cats “bubby”.
Every cat I’ve ever had has been Bubby at some point.
It’s such a weird yet natural cat nickname haha, though I feel validated knowing I’m not the only one 🙂
That’s what I call my sheltie boy!
Same here, it’s Bubby, bubs or bubba every last one of em 🙂
I called my boys Bubba as well. I don’t even know why I did that—it just rolled off the tongue. LOL They were big, smiley boys as well. The nickname definitely didn’t stick!
Bubba is hardly a nickname, it’s something 99% of mums refer to their babies as.
True. Adorable!
Ditto! I still call my son bubba and he is 7 1/2 as he says all the time now. I mix it up with stinkbutt because his farts are just rancid or smellycat not sure why on this.
He might be allergic to something? I’m not saying this is the case but before my sister was diagnosed with Celiac’s and was still able to somewhat eat gluten food she used to get the worst gas and stomach pains and she said her farts smelled SO bad. After eliminating gluten from her diet her reactions to accidentally eating it became very strong and she becomes very ill and vomits violently.
So not saying your song has Celiac’s but there might be something else going on and this might be his body’s way of dealing with some kind of food intolerance or allergy.
Definitely this. I call both my boys some version of Bubba/Bubby frequently. They are young & I don’t foresee calling them this as adults. I wouldn’t call it a nickname, it’s more a term of endearment.
Was going to say the exact same thing. It’s so common here in Australia. It’s the same as calling your baby son, or bud, or darling or whatever. It’s not a nickname so much as a term of endearment. I’m American and had never really heard it in the US, but everyone uses it here, even the nurses who gave my son his shots would use it. Like everyone. And it sounds like it’s common in the UK too.
Also very common in Scotland, where my husband is from. He and his whole family refer to all babies that way.
Is it an American thing? Bubba as a baby nickname?
Archbishop Tutu, just had eyes for Archie, I thought if he was able, he would be down the steps.
Archie eyeing the Petits fours, priceless.
Bubba seems very odd to me because it’s what we called our Russian Great Grandmother.
I wonder where it came from and kinda hope it doesn’t stick.
He’s such an adorable baby!
Here in the U.S. deep south, Bubba tends to evolve as a nickname a younger sibling calls their big brother before they can pronounce the brother’s name. The same is true for older sisters being called Sissy. Parents encourage this and it’s very cute, and sometimes it sticks.
I assume Meghan’s Bubba comes from the word “baby” and I think it’s adorable!
Interesting, I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing.
To me, Bubba means Grandma so I don’t like it at all for a baby.
Fascinating how different names mean different things to different cultures.
I actually know an adult Bubba (and yes I live in the US South). He had sisters who called him that as a child and the name stuck. He’s a very stand up, respectable person. Just his name is Bubba, LOL. 😀
@WingKingdom, That’s what I was going to say, it’s odd that he is Bubba when there is no sibling!
I’m in the south too, and the Bubba I know talks and dresses like a real redneck – and has a Ph.D. and is an esteemed researcher in genetics.
Sissy is common here too, in my neck of nova scotia.
Love all these different nicknames. One of my friends is still called Sissy… 35 years later lol
Yup, Bubba is what you call your big brother in the south (I live in Texas). I know one guy who was called Bubba all the time, but most of the time it’s just a passing nickname, like Brother/Sister/Little Sis. I called my son lots of things at the age Archie is. Like Babycakes. Definitely don’t call my 5-year-old that anymore. 🙂
SuperStef, I have to respectfully disagree on the spelling as Russian is my first language and both my grandmas are Russian-phonetically the nickname for “grandma’ sounds like BABA rather than Bubba (short for ‘Babushka’) 🙂 As for the use of ‘bubba’ for babies, it’s extremely commonplace in Australia where I live, I’ve called both my kids that, and so have my friends with their kids (even those who are no longer in their infancy:)) Another alternative is ‘Bubs’. Didn’t realise it wasn’t actually a thing in the States:)
Bunna is a cute baby nickname!
I called my boys Farty McStinkybutt when they were babies. It didn’t stick.
I agree that he looks like Harry! He’s a little cutie, that is for sure.
So, are the British tabs saying awful things about him? I’m scared to look
I think he looks like meghan’s father on one of these photos.
This might be a cultural thing but in the UK calling a baby or anyone ‘bubba’, is just a more endearing way of saying ‘baby. So, it’s super common to call your boyfriend or girlfriend ‘bubba’ or ‘bub’. My boyfriend and I use it all the time. Plus, nephews and and nieces and anyone under 5 will get called bubba all the time. Is this a thing in America?
I loathed the nickname Bubba for a very long time. I thought it sounded SO hick-ish. But once my youngest was born and my son became a big brother, he became “Bubba” to baby sister. It’s still not my favorite nickname but it’s not as annoying it once was. I’m surprised a royal uses it, I always viewed it as a Southern state kind of thing, but I see that I was wrong about that. We call our baby/toddler “Gator Bait”, don’t know how that started but we have fun coming up with new ways to talk in a Creole accent about our Gator Bait.
It’s only hick-ish in the states. In the UK its more like “wee lil bubba” in a cute way.
People about to obsessively hate on a baby’s nickname like they did his actual name.
All I see is a big and happy baby
Indeed! He’s adorable and looks so much like Harry. They make a beautiful little family.
Well, I’m southern, and “bubba” to me means a simple, good ol’ boy. I’ve also known Bubbas who got their nickname from younger siblings who couldn’t say brother. Not digging any of his names, but goodness he’s a cutie!
Same here, Mari. We called our baby Bubba because he’ was a fat and happy baby. Still call him by that nickname and he laughs. It’s especially funny now because he’s tall and spindly.
Archie is just adorable.
This poor woman can’t even nickname her own child without criticism. As a Southerner, I have more than a few Bubbas in my family. It’s very common for kids and adults alike. It’s hardly cringe-worthy.
I called my son bubba when he became a big brother… hmmm, maybe she is going to have another soon.
I live in Texas, and I called my son Bubba sort of like calling him “sweetie” or “baby”. Everyone does it here so maybe it’s a southern thing. It’s not a name…just an affectionate term
I don’t get all the hand-wringing about whether “Bubba” will stick. It’s an affectionate nickname. I bet Meghan and Doria (maybe Harry, he might have a name of his own) are the only ones calling him that. They aren’t going to be putting out press releases calling him Bubba, he’s not going to introduce himself as Bubba to anyone.
My dad still calls me “Squirrel” as a holdover from being his “Squirrely Girly” as a toddler (lots of quick erratic movements). He’s the only person in the world who calls me that and it hasn’t stuck in the sense of becoming my name.
Archie is a good boy! He’ll be a very tall one, too!
Baba (pronounced bubba) is what my kids call their Croatian grandmother, but we also use “bubby” as a nickname for babies, something I picked up from my MIl.
I thought I would add that in South Africa, we call babies ‘baba’ which is afrikaans for baby, and works as a cute nickname for babies. I call my cats baba, LOL.
Some interest since they’re visiting Cape Town now.
Oh god I don’t even want to get into the many, many terms of affection I have for my dog 🙂 LOL
I call my son Bubby and he’s in his 30s! I love hearing these little terms of affection!
Adorable baby. Cute nickname.
Bubba is a really common nickname for a baby in America. It’s not really a nickname, but more like a term of endearment. I called
all my baby boys Bubba at some point with not intention of it being an actual nickname that would follow them into toodlerhood.
Same here. I also call mine Gordo, which translates into chubby boy, and neither which are. Just a family term of endearment.
I think Bubba is just a general nickname for baby or brother?
My baby sister is sometimes affectionately called Bubba by my mum, dad, myself and our two sisters.
I still call her Bubs when I’m in “oldest sister mode”. It’s stuck around for a loooooong time, but it’s not like anyone else calls her that.
Archie is so cute, really adorable!
Ok I’m going to say it. The old soul comment is annoyingly pretentious. He’s a baby!! He wants to grab things and stuff them in his mouth and poop and laugh at shiny objects. and learn! *runs and hides *
It made me eye-roll chuckle, too.
We called my son “Punkin” but now it’s just “Bubby”. My middle daughter is still my “Gwenny Pig” and my youngest is ” Munchkin.”
He is a little bubba. Soooo cute 🤗
Bubba is a very common nickname. I have friends who call their babies Bubba – hell I sometimes call my CAT Bubba. It’s a sweet term of endearment. Nothing more.
Bubba is just a term of endearment, not like his “official “ nickname. I call my son tons of random things- “bubby “, “buggie “, “bubs “, “munchie”. You get the idea. I’m assuming none will stick as he gets older, he’s 2 right now.
Don’t bet on it curachel20, my kids are in their 30s and I still call my son Bubby or Buddins and my daughter is Pumpkin, Sweet Potato or Princessa 🙂 And of course they are both Puddin from time to time, in honor of Harley Quinn and the Joker, but that’s mostly when they’ve been naughty 🙂
Exactly, my kid has a nickname of the first name….plus about 10 silly terms of endearment I may use at any given time.
He is super cute! Looks like they are all enjoying their trip.
My Cane Corso is named Archie, I also call him Bubba. Stop stealing my names Meghan!
We have called our son “Bubba” since he was a baby. We were in Sri Lanka at the time and people called him “babaa” or “baby” in Sinhalese. “Bubba” became the Anglicized corruption of that word and it stuck.
People will complain about every little thing when it comes to her
Another Southerner here, and I’ve known plenty of Bubbas, including my grandpa (it was his nickname). I think it’s cute and fitting for little Archie who is adorbs!!
My Dad called me Whistle-britches all my life. I’ve never heard that nickname anywhere else so I assume that he coined it, but don’t know. I sometimes got embarrassed when he called me Whistle-britches in front of others, but he died 5 years ago and I’d give anything to hear him call me that again.
😢 I so hear ya. I totally miss all the funny names Dad called me. The crazy funny phone messages mom left, how she’d ramble on like a Zeppelin song. I even miss how my choices would shock her manufactured Victorian mind ha! It’s a long, drawn out pang in the heart when I think about it. Hard to breathe sometimes. I’m with ya Giddy.
Me too. My dad used to call me McGinty – for no reason – it’s not a family name, there is no connection to anything. It just stuck. He’s been gone for 1/2 my life now and I still miss hearing that so much…
I had an uncle that called me tumble-weed because I went through a somersaulting and cartwheeling phase in my youth. He was my favorite uncle, and I wish I could hear him say it again too.
My dad calls me crutchmeyer. I have no idea where it came from, but I am 52 and he’s 83 and he still does it. I will absolutely dissolve when he dies.
Bubba is better than bewb lmao. Mine were pigs so instead of Bubba (which I could’ve very well called them), it was boob, bewb, boober, boobie…I think you get the idea. My third quickly acquired Captain Insano which stayed with him for many years. He is almost 14 now and recently saw some old video footage. He said, “Dang. I really was Captain Insano.”
Bubba is generally used as a term of endearment here in the US South. I doubt it’ll be a permanent nickname for Archie.
I think of Bubba less as a nickname and more as a pet name. One of my nephews is Sweet Pea to me, the other is Bruiser. I will use those terms of endearment in cards but I call them by their actual names when interacting with them. Nothing wrong with Bubba.
I roll my eyes so hard at people calling their babies old souls. More irritating than “over the moon” shit. People also do it to rationalized falling in love with a younger person. To appear you know, more soulful.
he is so like harry but with meghans eyes…gorgeous..they look like such a happy little family…xx
Archie is a cutie and very lively.
It’s like Harry and Thomas Markle had a baby.
Archie is a cute baby, but cursed with awful names.
I would say most people give their kids (and fur kids) pet names. Mine were called Snuggle Bunny and Pumpkin, lol. I wouldn’t dare say those out loud now since they are in their twenties.
what’s wrong with bubba? that’s what I still call my 3 year old son much to his gran’s dismay.
Sometimes Archibald seems to see something interesting cross-eyedly?
I call my son Bubba. I think it’s lovely.
Archie is so cute and judging by the video he loves to ham it up!
He is so cute, and I can’t even stand it. I want more Archie!!
My 7 month old is named Franklin. We have lots of nicknames and terms of endearment for him. Bubba is one of them. Also Bubs, Frankelberry, Sir Grump-Butt, Frankie.
He is also a big big baby. 99th percentile for weight and 96th for height. He is built like my husband with a long torso, long legs and broad shoulders.
Harry or Meghan said that Archie likes to sleep on Harry’s chest. That would be an adorable pic. He is going to be tall with a sturdy build. He was so lively and observed the scenery around him. Harry said he was very nosy. He watches everything and everybody in the room.