Archibald
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editProper noun
editArchibald (plural Archibalds)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Usage notes
edit- Used as an anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig (literally “servant of the bishop”), which is also often anglicized as Gillespie.
Quotations
edit- 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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- 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
editTranslations
editmale given name
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