Archie
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Archie is a given name of English origin. It is a popular diminutive of Archibald, meaning true, bold, and valuable.
In fiction:
- Archy and Mehitabel, a serialized work of fiction by Don Marquis
- Archie Andrews (puppet), the ventriloquist Peter Brough's dummy
- Archie Bunker, a television sitcom character
- Archie Comics, a comic book publisher
- Archie Andrews (comics), the main character in Archie Comics
- Archie (Pokémon), leader of Team Aqua in the Pokémon series
- Robot Archie, a character in Lion comics
- Archie (The Land Before Time), a turtle-like creature in The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
- Archie Ryan, the pseudonym of Lincoln Burrows, a fictional character from the television show Prison Break
In science and technology:
- the Archie meteorite of 1932, which fell in Missouri, United States (see Meteorite falls)
- Archie (squid), an 8 metre long giant squid preserved in the Natural History Museum in London
- Archie search engine, a search engine for FTP sites
- Archie (Linux), a LiveCD version of Arch Linux
- a slang term for anti-aircraft fire used by the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
Other uses:
- Archie, Missouri, a town in the United States
- Archie McPhee, Seattle based novelty shop
- Archie MacPherson, Scottish sports broadcaster
- Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli Manning