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Arch
Arch Arch is a name with a no-nonsense, vintage Scots-English solidity — short, memorable, and suggesting a man of blunt capability and unpretentious courage. Characters named Arch tend to be older or old-fashioned in bearing, with a dry wit and an unostentatious reliability. The name suits supporting characters who anchor a story's moral centre, and protagonists in mid-century or historical settings.
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