Origin: Old French, Old German
Meaning: “genuine, bold, brave”
Best Nicknames:
Arch, Archie, Archy, Baldo
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Archaimbaud, Archambault, Archer, Archibaldo,
Archibold, Archimbald, Archimbaldo, Arcimboldo,
Archibald TV and Movie Quotes:
“My name’s Archie, formerly known as Archibald.”
RocknRolla (2008)
“I’ll find that cat, or my name’s not Nigel
Archibald Thornberry!” Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
Famous people named Archibald or its variations
1. Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982), American Pulitzer-prize
winning poet and writer
2. Archibald Lampman (1861-99), Canadian poet,
“the Canadian Keats”
3. Cary Grant (1904-86), English actor
born Archibald Alexander Leach
Archibald Middle Names
Archibald Charleson
Archibald Dermot
Archibald Maximilian
Archibald Thomas
Archibald Vincent