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The name "Yishma'el" existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, [3] including early Babylonian and Minæan. [4] In the Amorite language, it is attested as yaśmaʿ-ʾel. [5] It is a theophoric name translated literally as "God (El) has hearkened", suggesting that "a child so named was regarded as the fulfillment of a divine promise". [3]
The surname originated as an occupational name denoting an archer. By the 14th century, the mentioned Middle English and Old French words replaced the native English bowman . In North America , the surname Archer has absorbed many like-sounding names and cognates (for example, the French Archier ).
Archibald is a family name and a given name, deriving from the Ancient Greek word ἀρχι, which is pronounced 'archi', and which means "chief", and from the Old High German bold, which means "courageous", altogether meaning "courageous chief". [1] [2] The name may also derive from the Latin word argentum, which means "silver".
4. Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “free man.”It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
Archer is a given name. [1] Notable people with this name include: Archer Alexander (c. 1810–1879), former black slave who served as the model for the slave in the statue variously known as Freedom Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, DC
The first name started gaining use in the United States in the 1880s and was one of the rarer given names of the late 19th and 20th century. In recent years it has fluctuated in popularity with 1,016 newborns given this name in 2019. [citation needed] The name Gideon is the 308th most common name among U.S. social security statistics as of 2018 ...
The Irish borrowed the name by the late 6th century (either from an early Archaic Welsh or Cumbric form Artur), producing Old Irish Artúr (Latinized as Arturius by Adomnán in his Life of St. Columba, written circa 697–700), [3] [5] The earliest historically attested bearer of the name is a son or grandson of Áedán mac Gabráin (died 609).
The Norse name is derived from the Old Norse elements ýr (yew, bow) and herr (warrior, army): hence, 'archer, bow warrior'. [2] It is possible the old Norse name Ívarr comes from the Celtic root and may be related to the Celtic root of -iv which is found in St. Ives for example, itself possibly referring to yew.