Cabaret burlesque, drag shows, or a solo vocalist with a pianist, as well as the venues which offer this entertainment, are often advertised as cabarets. The first known use of the word "cabaret" was in 1655. It is may be derived from the Middle Dutch "cambret", itself probably derived from an earlier form of "chambrette", little room, or from the Norman French "chamber" meaning tavern, itself derived from the Late Latin word "camera" meaning an arched roof. The word "cabaret" came to mean "a restaurant or night club" by 1912. The word "cabaret" was originally Flemish (and possibly Picard before that).
Archibald (name) Archibald (name) Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements "erchan" (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and "bald" "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German "Erchambald, Erkanbold, Erkanbald" and Anglo-Saxon "Eorcenbald". Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered "Archaunbault" in Old French. The Anglo-Saxon name did not survive, and the modern given name in English derives from the introduction of the Old French name, with a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix "archi-" meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form "Archibald" became