Archibald

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/ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld//ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bəld/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginAnglo-Norman Arcebald ← Old French Archaunbault ← Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ →
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Meanings

proper nounArchibald (plural Archibalds)

plural Archibalds

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    Port Blair was named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial navy official of the East India Company.

    2024 September 13, “Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram 'to free nation from colonial imprints'”, in India Today, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024
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    On holly rode day the gallant Hotſpur there, / Yong Harry Percy, and braue Archibold, / That euer valiant and approued Scot, / At Holmedon met, […]

    c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], signature A.2, verso
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

  1. LatinArchibaldus
  2. Proto-West Germanic*Erknabalþ
  3. Old FrenchArchaunbault
  4. Anglo-NormanArcebald
  5. EnglishArchibald

From Anglo-Norman Arcebald, Arcenbald or Ercenbald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ, from *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) + *balþ (“strong, bold”). Doublet of Archambault. Compare Latin Archibaldus.

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Translations

Catalan Arxibald
  • Arxibaldmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 阿奇博爾德 /阿奇博尔德
  • 阿奇博爾德 /阿奇博尔德 (Āqíbó'ěrdé)male given name
French Archambault, Archenbaud
  • Archambaultmale given name
  • Archenbaudmale given name
  • Archibaldmale given name
  • Archaimbaudmale given name
  • Archimbaudmale given name
German Archibald
  • Archibaldmale given name
Greek Αρχίβαλδος
  • Αρχίβαλδος (Archívaldos)male given name
Italian Arcibaldo, Arcimboldo
  • Arcibaldomale given name
  • Arcimboldomale given name
  • Archimboldomale given name
  • Arcimbaldomale given name
Latin Archibaldus
  • Archibaldusmale given name
Portuguese Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo
  • Arquibaldomale given name
  • Arquimbaldomale given name
Spanish Archibaldo
  • Archibaldomale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Archibald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archibald

MLA

“Archibald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archibald. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Archibald,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archibald.

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