Archer - Meaning of Archer

What does Archer mean?

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[ 3 syll. ar-(c)her, arc-h-er ] The baby boy name Archer is pronounced as AARCHSHeher †. Archer is used mostly in English and it is of Old English origin. The meaning of Archer is a bowman or archer.

The names Archar, Archere, Archir, Archor, Archur, and Archyr are derivatives of Archer.

Other variants of the name include the German familiar form Archie and the contracted form Arch.

See also the related category english.

Archer is a popular baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent peak of its usage in 2018, 0.082% of baby boys were named Archer. It was #239 in rank then. Out of all boy names in its family, Archer was the most popular in 2018. Archer was used 8 times more than the next ranked name, Archie, in that year.

Baby names that sound like Archer include Aryaka, Archere, Archir, Archor, Archur, Archyr, Argar, and Arzhur.

† Pronunciation for Archer: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"