First names in Hebrew

First name Archibald: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ארצ׳יבלד

Gematria value: 337

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Archibald is written ארצ׳יבלד

Archibald is the full form of Archie.

Meaning and origin

What does Archibald mean?

Meaning: "truly bold" (from Archibald)
Origin: Germanic

Archie is the pet form of Archibald, from the Germanic Erkanbald, made of erkan, "genuine, true", and bald, "bold": "truly bold". Long associated with Scotland, it has become one of the favorite boys' names in Britain.

Gematria

Archibald = 337

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ארצ׳יבלד has 7 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total337

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Dalet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Archibald, from א to ד:

אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד׃

“I give thanks to You, for I am awesomely and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it well.”

Psalms 139:14

The book of your first name

Archibald, in nine pages

• Archibald, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Archibald
• Archibald, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Archibald in three answers

How do you write Archibald in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Archibald is written ארצ׳יבלד. Archibald is the full form of Archie.

What is the gematria value of Archibald?
Written ארצ׳יבלד, Archibald is worth 337: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Archibald mean?
Truly bold" (from Archibald) (origin: Germanic). Archie is the pet form of Archibald, from the Germanic Erkanbald, made of erkan, "genuine, true", and bald, "bold": "truly bold". Long associated with Scotland, it has become one of the favorite boys' names in Britain.