Aggie

[ag-ee]

Aggie may refer to:

Comic strips

Aggie may refer to one of the following comic strips:

Aggie, a popular American comic strip drawn from 1946 to 1971, originally known as Aggie Mack
Aggie, a French language version of the American comic strip drawn from 1970 to 1974
Penny and Aggie, a webcomic

Newspapers

Aggie may refer to one of the following newspapers:

The California Aggie, the University of California, Davis student newspaper
Aggie Life, now known as The Daily Collegian, campus newspaper of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Texas Aggie, a magazine produced by The Association of Former Students (of Texas A&M University)

People

Aggie may be a diminutive form of the given names Agamemnon, Agata, Agatha, or Agnes. It may also be a diminutive form of a family name that begins with 'Ag-'. See also Aggy.

People who are known as 'Aggie' include:

Christopher J.C. Agajanian, US motor sports personality
Rick Aguilera, retired baseball pitcher
Aggie Guerard Rodgers, costume designer noted for designing the metal bikini of Return of the Jedi, a Star Wars film
Aggie Herring, American actress
Dame Agnes Graham Jekyll, British writer, author and philanthropist
Aggie MacKenzie, presenter of How Clean is Your House?, a British lifestyle television show
Aggie Weston, a pioneer of the temperance movement

Fictional characters who are known as 'Aggie' include:

Aggie, from Madeline, a 1939 American children's book series
Aggie, from Nanny McPhee, a 2005 British children's film
Aggie, from Summer of '42, a 1971 American movie that has been adapted into a book and a Broadway musical
Aunt Aggie, from Angela’s Ashes, a 1996 Irish-American book and 1999 film
Splendora Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell, from the Halloweentown series of Disney television movies
Aggie Hannigan, from Annie, a 1977 American musical and 1982 film
Aggie McDonald, from Johnny Belinda, a 1940 American play that was adapted into a 1948 film and a 1967 film
Niagara 'Aggie' Threepwood, a character from the Blandings Castle stories of P. G. Wodehouse
Aggie Wilcox, from the Ministry is Murder novel series by American author Emilie Richards
Big Aggie, a Nac Mac Feegle from the Discworld fantasy book series

Aunt Aggie is a common pen name of an agony aunt (one who writes an advice column).

Places

Aggie may refer to one of the following places:

Agashashok River, Alaska, which feeds into the Noatak River
Aggie Creek, Fairbanks, Alaska
Aggie Creek, Utah County, Utah
Aggie Mount, in Bimberi Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Aggieville, a district in Manhattan, Kansas
Saint Aggies, nickname for St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, a fictional school for owls from children's book series Guardians of Ga'Hoole

Schools

Aggie may be a diminutive form of Agricultural, which forms part of the name or historical name of many schools, particularly in the United States. The following schools, or a student, alumnus, sporting team or newspaper of one of these schools may be referred to as 'Aggie':

Albertville High School in Albertville, Alabama
Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton, Massachusetts
Cameron University, Oklahoma
College of Agriculture, Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro), Philippines
Delaware Valley College, Pennsylvania
Essex Agricultural and Technical High School, Massachusetts
Forrest County Agricultural High School, Mississippi
Hamilton High School (Alabama)
Michigan State University, until 1925 when they became known as the 'Spartans'
New Mexico State University
Norfolk County Agricultural School in Randolph, Massachusetts
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Ontario Agricultural College, Ontario, Canada
Texas A&M University
University of California, Davis
University of Massachusetts Amherst, until 1931
Utah State University

Sea Aggie refers to a cadet of the Texas Maritime Academy, which is part of the Texas A&M University at Galveston.

Ships

Aggie may refer to one of the following ships:

Aggie, nickname for EAS Agamemnon, a fictional spaceship from Babylon 5, a 1990s US television series
Aggie, nickname for HMS Agamemnon, a battleship in the Royal Navy launched in 1906
Aggie on Horseback, nickname for HMS Weston-Super-Mare, a ship in the Royal Navy launched in 1932

Songs and poems

Aggie is a nickname that occasionally appears in poetry and song lyrics, including:

The Aggie Song, a song from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a 1978 Broadway musical and 1982 film
Farewell, Aggie Weston, a famous poem by Cornish poet Charles Causley, and also the name of a poetry collection published by him
Mistress Aggie, a nineteenth century poem by Hungarian poet János Arany

Sports stadiums

Aggie may refer to one of the following sports stadiums:

Aggie Memorial Stadium, a football stadium operated by New Mexico State University
Aggie Soccer Stadium, Texas A&M University
Aggie Softball Complex, Texas A&M University
Aggie Stadium (North Carolina A&T)
Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)

Sports teams

Aggie may refer to one of the following sports teams, or a member of one of these teams:

New Mexico State Aggies, any sports team from New Mexico State University
Texas A&M Aggies football team
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

Texas A&M University

Aggie is a term that is particularly associated with Texas A&M University, and may refer to one of the following at the University:

The Aggie Bonfire, an annual bonfire

The Aggie Bonfire leadership, who produce this bonfire

Aggie Doppler Radar, a radar station
The Aggie Muster, an annual memorial ceremony for deceased students and alumni
The Aggie Yell Leaders, the equivalent of cheerleaders
The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, the marching band
The Fightin' Texas Aggie War Hymn, the fight song
Gig 'em Aggies, a hand signal for students and alumni
The Spirit of Aggieland, a poem and song

Other

Aggie may refer to:

Agate, a mineral
A marble (a spherical toy used for the game of marbles) that is made of agate
Aggie (software), a news aggregator
Aggie, US name of 1950s British television sitcom The Adventures of Aggie

Aggie may also refer to:

The Aggie Pack, a student organization at the University of California, Davis
Black Aggie, a statue in Maryland, United States
Cyclone Aggie, a 1971 Australian cyclone
UC Davis California Aggie Marching Band-uh!, the University of California, Davis marching band
The Utah State Aggie Radio Network