Boy · Scottish Gaelic
Gilleasbuig
Say it: GIL-yes-pik
Meaning
Gaelic 'servant of the bishop' (gille + easbaig).
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Rendered in English as Archibald, an unrelated Germanic name.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Archibald |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Parish baptism registers
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