Archibald - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Archibald \a-rchiba-ld, ar-chi-bald\ is of Old French and Old German origin, and its meaning is "genuine, bold, brave". Brought to Britain with the Norman Conquest, and popular largely in Scotland, where it is used as the English version of Gaelic Gilleasbaig. Poet Archibald MacLeish. Archie, Archy and Baldie are pet forms.

Archibald has 13 variant forms: Arch, Archaimbaud, Archambault, Archer, Archibaldo, Archibold, Archie, Archimbald, Archimbaldo, Archy, Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo and Baldie.

Archibald is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Archibald. Click here to compare Archibald with related baby names.