Archibald
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English
Etymology
From Old English Arcebald, Arcenbald or Ercenbald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ, from *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) + *balþ (“strong, bold”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Archibald (plural Archibalds)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Usage notes
- Used as an anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig (literally “servant of the bishop”), which is also often anglicized as Gillespie.
Quotations
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- On Holy-rood day, the gallant Hotspur there
- Young Harry Percy, and brave Archibald,
- That ever-valiant and approved Scot,
- At Holmedon met.
Related terms
Translations
male given name
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