Archie
Archie is a boy name of English origin, meaning Truly bold and brave.
What Archie means
Truly bold and brave.
Archie sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Archie comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Archie is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Archie?
Archie is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Archie is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Archie
Two ideas meet in Archie: Brave and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Archie
These share Archie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Everett — Brave as a wild boar.
- Bernard — Brave as a bear.
- Howard — Brave-hearted guardian.
- Hung — Brave, heroic.
- Leonard — Brave as a lion.
- Richard — Brave ruler; strong in power.
- Valentina — Strong, healthy, brave.
- Emery — Industrious ruler; brave.
- Wyatt — Brave in war.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Brayden — Broad meadow; brave.
- Colt — A young, spirited horse.
More English names
- Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
- Ash — The ash tree.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Ashton — Town of ash trees.
- Alfie — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
- Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Bailey — Steward; bailiff.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.