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The boy's name Archibald \a-rchiba-

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 an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3453 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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