Archibald

Archibald
/ahr"cheuh bawld', -beuhld/, n.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning "distinguished and bold."

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(as used in expressions)
Campbell John Archibald
Cronin Archibald Joseph
Archibald Alexander Leach
MacLeish Archibald
Archibald Lee Wright
Tait Archibald Campbell
Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose 5th earl of
Archibald Philip Primrose
Wavell of Eritrea and of Winchester Archibald Percival Wavell 1st Earl

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