Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ˈe͜or.ken.bæ͜ɑld/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsEorcenbald, Ercenbald Meaning & History Old English form of Archibald, cognate to Germanic Ercanbald. Derived from the Old English elements eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, night" and "authority, leader".