Definitions for Archibald
archibald

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1. Archibaldnoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

2. Archibaldnoun

   A patronymic surname.

3. Etymology: From Old French Archaunbault, from Old High German Erchanbald, from Proto-Germanic *Erknabalþaz, a construction of *erknaz ("pure, holy, genuine, precious") *balþaz ("strong, bold")

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1. Archibald

   Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements erchan (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and bald meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German Erchambald, Erkanbold, Erkanbald and Anglo-Saxon Eorcenbald. Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered Archaunbault in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix archi- meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form Archibald became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia.

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1. Archibald

   Archibald was a 13th century Scottish prelate best known for involvement in a dispute with the Pope. His Flemish name could indicate a connection with the de Douglas or de Moravia families either by kinship or geography, but there is no other direct evidence of this. His origins are not known, but he was almost certainly the Archibald who was Dean of Moray in the years before 1253. In that year he was consecrated as the successor of Simon de Gunby and Radulf of Lincoln as Bishop of Moray. Through what appears to have been a misunderstanding, Bishop Archibald confirmed the election of one Andrew de Dunn as Dean of Moray. However, the Pope had earlier or simultaneously appointed his own candidate, Nicholas de Hedon, based on an earlier reservation of the position. There was litigation at the Papal see, through which Hedon emerged victorious. Bishop Archibald, apparently concerned he had been placed in a state of excommunication, petitioned Pope Alexander IV and was absolved on 22 December 1255. Bishop Archibald, like all Scottish bishops, was summonded to the Second Council of Lyon. A provincial council at Perth in 1273, however, exempted the Bishop of Moray as well as the Bishop of Dunkeld. Bishop Archibald was present at the Convention of Birgham in 1290.

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1. ARCHIBALD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Archibald is ranked #4242 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Archibald surname appeared 8,359 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Archibald.
   
   73.8% or 6,174 total occurrences were White.
   19.8% or 1,659 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 301 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 138 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 26 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Archibald?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archibald in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archibald in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Archibald in a Sentence

1. Stephen Binhak:

   We learned from President Richard Nixon that the Saturday Night Massacre with the firing of Archibald Cox -- that is, an interference with the investigation into President Richard Nixon -- was enough to spur an impeachment inquiry on the White House side, and I think the same evidence exists here.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Archibald
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Archibald
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html