Archibald
/ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/
Archibald proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Archibald (plural Archibalds)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 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]...
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Archibald meaning in Tamil and Marathi
Archibald in Tamil
- விமான எதிர்ப்புச் சுடுகலன்
Archibald in Marathi
- male given name
- आर्चिबल्ड ārcibalḍa
Forms of Archibald
| plural | Archibalds |
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Origin of Archibald
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.
Words formed from Archibald
Phrases with Archibald
Questions about Archibald
- What does Archibald mean?
- Archibald means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
- What is Archibald in Tamil?
- Archibald in Tamil is விமான எதிர்ப்புச் சுடுகலன். See Archibald meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Archibald?
- Archibald is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Archibald?
- Archibald is pronounced /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/.
Words near Archibald in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Archibald (page history and authors); archibald (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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