What is the meaning of the name Archie?

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What is the meaning of the name Archie?

Answer 1

The name Archie is a baby boy name. The name Archie comes from the Scottish origin. In Scottish The meaning of the name Archie is: Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk.

Answer 2

archibald

Answer 3

The name is from the Gaelic ( Scots not Irish but they are both very similar ) translated as Gillespie . Archie is the abbreviation of Archibald .

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Answer 4

I found this for you, the information came from www.ancestry.com

Archie

Scottish: of Norman French origin, from Continental Germanic, composed of the elements ercan genuine + bald bold, brave. It has always been largely associated with Scotland, where it is in regular use as the English equivalent of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbaig (see Gillespie). Pet forms: Archie, Archy (Gaelic Eair(r)dsidh); Baldie.

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Answer 5

A popular boy name Archie is pronounced AR-chee. It is of English origin. It is the nickname of Archibald meaning 'true and bold.'

Famous bearers of the name include popular US comic book character Archie Andrews created in 1941 by Bob Montana and a ventriloquist's dummy in the radio programme 'Educating Archie' a philosophical cockroach created by American writer Don Marquis.

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an arch roof