Archibald (name)
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genuine, bold, brave |
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Archibald is a male given name or surname of Old High German and Old French , and later lowland Scottish, origin whose meaning is "genuine, bold, brave." As a given name it is often shortened to "Archie" or "Arch." A less common Italian version is Archimboldo. In Scottish usage, it is sometimes used to translate the Gaelic given name Gille Easbuig, also Anglicized as Gillespie.
People with the given name
- Archibald (d. 1298) Scottish Bishop of Moray
- Archibald (musician), born Leon Gross (1916-1973), American R&B musician
- Archibald the Grim, Scottish magnate
- Archibald Bennett, Founding Father of LDS genealogy and family research
- Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, British politician
- Archibald Campbell, several people of this name
- Archibald Cameron of Locheil, Scottish patriot and hero, participant in the Jacobite Rising
- Archibald Cox, U.S. Solicitor General
- A. J. Cronin, Archibald Joseph Cronin, Scottish author
- Archibald Douglas, several people of is name
- Archibald Gemmill Scottish Football Player (Hero of Mendoza, Argentina 1978)
- Archibald Gracie IV
- Archibald Grimké, American intellectual, journalist, and diplomat
- Archibald Hall (1924-2002), Scottish serial killer
- Archibald Hamilton, several people of this name
- Archibald Harrison, New Brunswick politician
- Archibald Hill, British physiologist
- Archibald Keightley, theosophist
- Archibald Lampman, Canadian poet
- Archibald Alexander Leach, actor Cary Grant's birthname
- Archibald MacLeish
- Archibald McBryde Scottish born US Congressman
- Arch McCarthy, former Major League Baseball player
- Archibald McDonald, Chief Trader for the Hudson's Bay Company
- Archibald McLean (judge), Upper Canadian judge
- Archibald McLelan, colonial Nova Scotian shipbuilder and politician
- Archibald McNeill
- Archibald Montgomerie (disambiguation), several people of this name
- Archibald Murphey, North Carolina politician
- Archibald Napier (disambiguation), several people of this name
- Archibald Primrose (disambiguation), several people of this name
- Archibald Ritchie (1869 - 1955), British Army Major-General of World War I
- Archibald Roosevelt,
- Archibald Wavell, two British earls of this name
- Archibald Weigall, British politician
- Archie Manning, former National Football League player and father of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning
- John Archibald Campbell
- William Archibald Spooner
- John Archibald Wheeler
- ((Archbold Archy Hlahla)) born 1995 Public Relations Practitioner
People with the surname
- Adam Archibald (1879–1957); Leith-native, Victoria Cross recipient
- Adams George Archibald (1814 – 1892); Truro, Nova Scotia-native, politician
- Adrian Archibald (1969 – ); Ballymoney-native, motorcycle racer
- Alan Archibald (1977 – ); Glasgow-native, footballer
- Ben Archibald (21st century); American player of gridiron football
- Bobby Archibald (1894 – 1966); Strathaven, South Lanarkshire-native, association footballer
- Charles Dickson Archibald (1802 1868); Truro, Nova Scotia-native, businessman; brother of Edward Mortimer
- Cyril Archibald (1837 – 1914); South Stormont, Ontario-native, politician
- Dave Archibald (1969 – ); Chilliwack, British Columbia-native, ice hockey player
- Don Archibald (20th century); Canadian association footballer
- Donald Archibald (1840 – 1908); Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia-native, politician
- Edgar Archibald (1885 – 1968); Yarmouth, Nova Scotia-native, agricultural scientist
- Edith Archibald (1854 – 1936); Nova Scotian suffragist and author; daughter of Sir Edward Mortimer
- Edward Archibald (athlete); (1884 – 1965); Canadian pole vaulter
- Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald (1810 – 1884); Truro, Nova Scotia-native, diplomat
- Frank C. Archibald (1887 – 1972); Harbour Grace, Newfoundland-native, politician
- Gary Archibald (20th/21st century); Toronto-native, weathercaster
- George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald (1898 – 1975); Glasgow-native, politician
- George Archibald (ornithologist) (1946 – ); New Glasgow, Nova Scotia-native, American ornithologist
- George Archibald (politician) (20th-century); Kings County, Nova Scotia-native, politician
- George Christopher Archibald (1926 – 1996); Glasgow-native, economist
- George D. Archibald (1820 – ?); Washington County, Pennsylvania-native, theologian
- Harry Archibald (1910 - [?]); Wynot, Saskatchewan-native, politician
- James Archibald (1912 – 2006); Houlton, Maine-native, judge
- Jan Archibald (20th/21st centuries); make-up artist
- Jeff Archibald (1952 – ); Auckland-native, field hockey player
- J. F. Archibald (1856 – 1919); Geelong West, Victoria-native, journalist and publisher
- Jim Archibald (1961 – ); Craik, Saskatchewan-native, ice hockey player
- Jimmy Archibald (1892 – 1975); Falkirk-native, association footballer
- Joan Archibald (1913 – 2002); Montreal-native, fencer
- Joey Archibald (1914 – 1998); Providence, Rhode Island-native, boxer
- Joseph Archibald (died 2014), Saint Kittitian-born British Virgin Islands lawyer and judge
- Katie Archibald (1994 – ); Scottish racing cyclist
- Lindsey Archibald (21st century); Denny, Falkirk-native, television presenter
- Lynn Archibald (1944 – 1997); American college basketball head coach (University of Utah, Idaho State University)
- Matthew Archibald (1745 – 1820); Derry, Ireland-native and Londonderry, Nova Scotia politician
- Nancy Archibald (1911 – 1996); Montreal-native, fencer
- Nate Archibald (1948 – ); South Bronx-native, basketball player
- Nicholas Archibald (1975 – ); Scottish cricketer
- Nolan D. Archibald (20th/21st centuries); Ogden, Utah-native, businessman
- Robert Archibald (1980 – ); Paisley, Renfrewshire-native, basketball player
- Ruth Archibald (20th/21st centuries); Canadian diplomat
- Ryan Archibald (1980 – ); Auckland-native, field hockey player
- Samuel George William Archibald (1777 – 1846); Truro, Nova Scotia-native, politician
- Sandy Archibald (1897 – 1946); Aberdour-native, association footballer
- Steve Archibald (1956 – ); Glasgow-native, association footballer and manager
- Thomas Dickson Archibald (1813 – 1890) Onslow, Nova Scotia-native, politician
- Warren Archibald (20th-century); Trinidad and Tobago association footballer
- William Archibald (1850 – 1926) London-native, Adelaide politician
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter
In Fiction
- Archie Andrews (comics), the namesake character from Archie Comics
- Archibald Asparagus, a character from the Christian video series, VeggieTales
- Archie Bunker, a character in the sitcom All in the Family
- Archibald the Dauntless, who secretly played Angus in the film Brave (2012 film), is on the role playing site known as Helovia
- Captain Haddock, a character in Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin.
- Archibald the Koala, animated children's television series
- Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl), a main character on the TV series Gossip Girl
- Archibald "Archie" Mitchell, a character from the television soap opera EastEnders
- Arcimboldo, a character in DC Comics
- Archie, a character played by Mark Strong in Guy's Ritchie movie Rock'N'Rolla
- Archibald Ironfist, a character in the Might and Magic series
- Archibald Peck, professional wrestling persona played by Robert Evans
- Archie Wong, a character on Waterloo Road played by Christopher Chung.
- Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, a character in Fate/Zero.
Variants and diminutives
- English - Archibald, Arch, Archy, Archie, Baldie
- French – Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud
- German - Archibald
- Italian - Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo
- Portuguese - Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo
- Spanish - Archibaldo