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Meaning

The name Archibald has the following meaning:

Bold, "brave" and "noble". Often associated with Archie, a well-known comic character. Uncommon today.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Archibald is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Archibald in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Archibald is pronounced as ahr-chi-bahld

Origins

Archibald originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Archibald and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Archibald: Boys - Americo, Amerigo, Arno, Edsel, Humphrey, Luther, Reinhold, Selmer, Winfield, Girls - Alberta, Christa, Elvina, Fredericka, Geraldine, Hetty, Odelia, Odilia, Both genders - Henry

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Archibald: Arch, Archaimbaud, Archambault, Archee, Archer, Archey, Archibald, Archibaldo, Archibold, Archie (Scottish), Archimbald, Archy, Arhambault (Spanish), Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo (French)

Style

We think the name Archibald should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Archibald to be: A prosperous chap with an easy life

In one word, you might describe Archibald as a(n) "prosperous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Archibald (or its variants) are:

William Archibald, born on 3 June, a famous parliament member. William Archibald's background: A member of the Australian House of Representatives and the South Australian House of Assembly.

Jules Francois Archibald, born on 14 January, a famous journalist. Jules Francois Archibald's background: Australian journalist and publisher, was co-owner and editor of the Sydney Bulletin during the days of its greatest influence in Australian politics and literary life. Archibald was born John Feltham Archibald in Kildare now known as Geelong West, Victoria, but changed his name to Jules François Archibald as a result of his great love of French culture - a typically idiosyncratic gesture.

Archibald Willingham Butt, born on 26 September, a famous military aide. Archibald Willingham Butt's background: An influential military aide to U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Before becoming an aide to Roosevelt, Butt had pursued a career in journalism and served in the Spanish-American War. After a six week vacation in Europe in 1912, he boarded the ocean liner RMS Titanic. On the night of April 14 the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank the next morning with Butt being one of the 1,517 victims of the disaster. Stories based on anecdotes of his actions while the ship was sinking made him one of the heroes of the disaster.
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