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 Goodwin, assistant of the fictional detective Nero Wolfe
• 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 Live CD version of Arch Linux
• a slang term for anti-aircraft fire used by the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
• Archy, a computer user interface

Other uses:

• Archie, Missouri, a town in the United States
• Archie McPhee, Seattle based novelty shop
• Archie MacPherson, Scottish sports broadcaster
• Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
• Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli Manning
• Archie Gilchrist, second son of Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist
• Archie McLean, an association football player known for his contributions to the Brazilian game