Archibald
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Bold. True and bold, valuable. Introduced from German during the Norman Conquest, Archibald replaced an Old English form of the name in use since the 7th century. From the Old German Ercanbald meaning true and bold. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to the Earl of Douglas. 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. Holy prince.