Archibald is a family name and a given name, deriving from Old High German Erkanbald, composed of erkan, "precious" and bald, "strong". The name varies in Old French as Archambeault and Archambault, and in Italian as Arcimboldi.
Surname
People Adam Archibald (1879–1957), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient Adams George Archibald (1814–1892), Canadian politician Adrian Archibald (born 1969), Irish motorcycle racer Alan Archibald (born 1977), Scottish football coach Alexander Lackie Archibald (1788–1859), Canadian politician Anna Archibald (born 1959), New Zealander Olympic skier Ben Archibald (born 1978), American National Football League player Bobby Archibald (1894–1966), Scottish footballer Charles Dickson Archibald (1802–1868), Canadian politician Cyril Archibald (1837–1914), Canadian politician Dave Archibald (born 1969), Canadian hockey player David Archibald (politician) (1717–1795), Canadian politician Donald Archibald (1840–1908), Canadian politician Edward Archibald (athlete) (1884–1965), Canadian pole vaulter Edgar Archibald (1885–1968), Canadian agricultural scientist Edith Archibald (1854–1936), Canadian suffragist and union leader Edward Mortimer Archibald (1810–1884), Canadian politician Frank Archibald (1885–1975), Aboriginal Australian elder – see Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture Series Frank C. Archibald (Newfoundland politician) (1887–1972), Canadian politician George Archibald (disambiguation) Harry Archibald (1910–1965), Canadian politician James Archibald (1912–2006), American judge Jane Archibald, Canadian operatic soprano Jeff Archibald (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player Jimmy Archibald (1892–1975), Scottish association footballer Joan Archibald (1913–2002), Canadian Olympic fencer Joey Archibald (1914–1998), American boxer Joseph Archibald (died 2014), British Virgin Islands Attorney General and judge Josh Archibald (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player Jim Archibald (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player Jules J. F. Archibald (1856–1919), Australian journalist and publisher Liliana Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker for Lloyd's of London Lynn Archibald (1944–1997), American college basketball coach Marion Archibald (1936–2016), Scottish numismatist Matthew Archibald (1745–1820), Canadian politician Nancy Archibald (1911–1996), Canadian Olympic fencer Nate Archibald (born 1948), American basketball player Nicholas Archibald (born 1975), Scottish cricketer Nolan D. Archibald (born 1943), American businessman Phyllis Archibald (1880–1947), English sculptor Raymond C. Archibald (1875–1955), Canadian-American mathematician and historian of mathematics Robert Archibald (1980–2020), Scottish basketball player Robin Tenney (born Robin Tenney Archibald 1958), American tennis player Samuel Archibald (politician, born 1742) (1742–1780), Canadian politician Samuel George William Archibald (1777–1846), Canadian politician and judge, son of the above Samuel Archibald (writer) (born 1978), Canadian writer Sandy Archibald (1897–1946), Scottish footballer Steve Archibald (born 1956), Scottish footballer and manager Thomas Dickson Archibald (1813–1890), Canadian politician William Archibald (politician) (1850–1926), South Australian politician
Fictional characters Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, a character in Fate/Zero, a Japanese light novel series Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl), a main character on the TV series Gossip Girl
Given name
People Archibald of Douglas (died c. 1238), Scottish knight and Abbot of Dunfermline Abbey Archibald (bishop of Moray) (died 1298), Scottish prelate Archibald F. Bennett (1896–1965), Latter Day Saints genealogist Archibald Butt (1865–1912), American journalist, army officer, presidential adviser and RMS Titanic victim Archibald Campbell (disambiguation) Archibald Cameron (disambiguation) Archibald Cecil Chappelow (1886–1976), British fine art consultant Archibald Cox (1912–2004), American lawyer, politician and US Solicitor General A. J. Cronin (1896–1981), Scottish author Archibald Dickson (died 1803), British Royal Navy admiral Archibald Dickson (sea captain) (1892–1939) Archibald Dixon (1802–1876), US senator from Kentucky Archibald Douglas (disambiguation) Archibald Geikie (1835–1924), Scottish geologist Archibald Gemmell (1869–1945), Canadian politician Archie Gemmill (born 1947), Scottish footballer Archibald Grimké (1849–1930), American journalist and diplomat Archibald Gracie IV (1859–1912), American writer and RMS Titanic survivor Archibald Hall (1924–2002), Scottish serial killer Archibald Hamilton (disambiguation) Archibald Hill (1886–1977), British physiologist Archibald Keightley (1859–1930), English physician and theosophist Archibald Lampman (1861–1899), Canadian poet Archibald Leach (1904–1986), stage name Cary Grant, American actor Archibald Donald Mackenzie (1914–1944), British captain Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), American modernist writer Archie Mafeje (1936–2007), South African anthropologist and activist Archie Manning (born 1949), former National Football League quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli Manning Archibald McBryde (1766–1816), Scottish-born American politician Archibald McLean (judge) (1791–1865), Canadian judge Archibald McLelan (1824–1890), Canadian shipbuilder and politician
Archibald Motley (1891–1981), American visual artist Archibald Murphey (1777–1832), North Carolina politician Archibald Montgomerie (disambiguation) Archibald Napier (disambiguation) Archibald Primrose (disambiguation)
Archibald Roosevelt (1894–1979), American army officer, son of Theodore Roosevelt Archibald W. Singham (1932–1991), Sri Lankan Tamil political scientist and historian A. Loudon Snowden (1835–1912), American diplomat Archibald David Stirling (1915–1990), Scottish British Army officer who created the Special Air Service Archie Thompson (Australian rules footballer) (1875–1950) Archibald W. O. Totten (1809–1867), American judge Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), British commander Archibald Welch (1794–1853), American politician and physician
Pseudonym or ring name Archibald Joyce, pseudonym of Arthur Joyce (1873–1963), British light music composer Archibald Peck, 2011 ring name of Robert Evans (wrestler) (born 1983)
Fictional characters Archie Andrews (comics), the namesake character from Archie Comics Archibald Asparagus, in the Christian video series VeggieTales Archie Bunker, in the sitcom All in the Family Archibald Craven, in the novel The Secret Garden and various adaptations Archie Goodwin (character), in Rex Stout's detective short stories and novels Archibald Grosvenor, in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Patience Captain Haddock, in The Adventures of Tintin Archibald "Archie" Mitchell, in the television soap opera EastEnders Archibald Witwicky, a character from Transformers Archie Wong, a character in the television series Waterloo Road Archibald Yronwood, a minor character in A Song of Ice and Fire the title character of Archibald the Koala, an animated children's television series the title character of Archibald le Magi-chien, an animated children's television series
See also Arcimboldi Archambeault Archambault Erkanbald
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