Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Name Son Archie Harrison

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Tired but beaming, new parents Meghan and Prince Harry presented their two-day-old son to the world as he slumbered Wednesday and also revealed his name: Archie.

Harry and Meghan did not choose an aristocratic title for their son. He is not a prince but could have been given the title "Lord" before his first name.

Instead he will be known for now as "Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor."

The surname, used by some members of the royal family, was created to recognize the lineage of both Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip.

Unlike many senior royals, Archie only has one middle name. Prince Harry's full name is Henry Charles Albert David.

The couple did not disclose why they chose his first and middle names - though the meaning of Harrison, "son of Harry," is probably a clue.

Many in Britain had expected a more traditional royal name, with bookmakers taking many bets on Alexander, Arthur and James.

Archie, a name of Germanic origin with meanings that include "genuine", "bold" and "brave," is an increasingly popular baby name in Britain. It was among the top 20 most common boy's names in 2017, according to the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics.

Earlier, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posed with their son for cameras at Windsor Castle - the first in a lifetime of photo calls for the two-day-old baby, who is seventh in line to the throne.

Harry cradled the apparently sleeping baby, wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a matching cap, in his arms.

Meghan declared motherhood to be "magic."

She said the baby had "the sweetest temperament" and has "just been a dream."

Asked which parent the baby took after, Harry said it was too soon to tell: "His looks are changing every single day, so who knows?"

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