Archibald

English

Etymology

From a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ).tʃɪ.bɔːld/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).tʃɪ.bəld/

Proper noun

Archibald

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname.

Usage notes

• Used as a translation of Gillespie in Scotland.

Related terms

• Archie

Quotations

• 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act 1, Scene 1 :

  On Holy-rood day, the gallant Hotspur there

  Young Harry Percy, and brave Archibald,

  That ever-valiant and approved Scot,

  At Holmedon met.