Archibald
\aʁ.ʃi.bal\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Germanic origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | \aʁ.ʃi.bal\ |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).