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Archibald
Say it: AR-chih-bawld
Meaning
From Germanic ercan 'genuine, true' and bald 'bold'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Long associated with the Douglas and Campbell families of Scotland.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 3,226 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 3,700 boys
- 94 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Archie
| German | Erkenbald |
|---|---|
| German | Erchembald |
Famous bearers
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus ('Bell-the-Cat')
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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