Agee

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A family name used in countries where people speak English

proper noun
/ˈeɪdʒi/

: Agee

I had a lovely dinner with the Agee family last night.
James Agee
Agee and Skinner

Examples

Now there are two new members of the Agee household.

Hoop Dreams (1994)
Ralph Agee, will you stand before the court?

...And Justice for All (1979)
Has anyone seen Mr. Agee?

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Reverend Agee gave a good service.

A Time to Kill (1996)
-I believe you know Reverend Agee.

A Time to Kill (1996)
Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans.

Academic text (2000)
Today Earl spots Arthur Agee, who just graduated from grammar school.

Hoop Dreams (1994)
Early in the book, Agee accounts how he and Evans come across a roadside church that Evans wanted to photograph.

Academic text (2017)
My client, Ralph Agee.

...And Justice for All (1979)
Mr. Agee is a well-known author in our community.

Surface Forms

Agee main

Etymology

Agee is a family name used as a last name. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the common word age ('how old someone is'), because the name looks like that; today Agee simply identifies a family or person rather than meaning 'old' or 'age'.