When naming a child, it is common sense to consider the possibility that the name may be twisted into playground ridicule.

This is apparently why conscientious parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) refused certain titles for their son Archie (opens in new tab). (Archie) could have been given the honorary title of Earl of Dumbarton, but (Harry and Meghan) decided against it because they thought the word 'dame' in 'Dumbarton' would be used as a derision when Archie went to school," Meghan and the Andrew Morton, author of "Unmasking of the Monarchy" (opens in new tab), told Us Weekly magazine (opens in new tab).

For Morton, this says a lot about the couple. And it also shows their sensitivity to image," the royal expert added. And also shows their sensitivity to image," the royal expert added. And that person thought, 'This is all I need to know about Sussex.'"

The issue of whether Archie (open in new tab) should have been given the title at birth has been controversial from the start, with many mixed messages about whether he was entitled to the title at all. After Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey (opens in new tab), there was speculation (opens in new tab) that Archie's race and skin color (opens in new tab) may have influenced the decision not to give him the title of "prince." For Morton, however, this was merely a courtesy to the monarch's great-grandson, not his grandson (not that this excuses the concerns of royal members about Archie's "dark" skin).

"Then we get into the whole business of whether members of the royal family talked about Archie's skin color, whether it was graduated, whether the darker the skin, the less protected and less likely to earn the title," Morton added. Because "until Prince Charles succeeds, the title of prince or princess can only be conferred on the son or grandson of the reigning monarch.