Archibald
//ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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, […]"
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
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More examples"Archibald, our tortoise, doesn't communicate with our parrot, and neither does our tarantula Lewis."
Etymology
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”).
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