Archie
♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
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Origin and meaning
Clipping of Archibald + -ie. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name first performed by George Robey in 1911. This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).