Archibald
pronunciation
How to pronounce Archibald in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Archibald in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Archibald
- masc. proper name, from Old High German Erchanbald, literally "genuine bold," from erchan "genuine" + bald (see bold). Archie, British World War I military slang for "German anti-aircraft fire" (1915) supposedly is from black humor of airmen dodging hostile fire and thinking of the refrain of a popular music hall song, "Archibald, certainly not!"
Example
- 1. Hello , archibald , remember me ?
- 2. Excuse me . Did you say " nate archibald " ?
- 3. Mrs. medlock was archibald craven 's housekeeper . She was strong and fat looking . She had grey hair , red cheeks , and large black eyes . She did not think well of mary .