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Ercanbald

Old Germanic form of ARCHIBALD.

ARCHIBALD   male   Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element αρχος (archos) meaning "master". The Normans brought this name to England. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Archembald
ENGLISH: Archibald
SCOTTISH: Archibald
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Archie
SCOTTISH: Archie
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