Algernon

[al-jer-nuh n, -non]

noun

a male given name: from an Old North French word meaning “whiskered.”

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Historical Examples of algernon

The echo of that derision was soon lost in the jingle of Algernon's guineas.
Audrey Craven
May Sinclair
Algernon Sidney, beheaded on Tower Hill, was his descendant.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
And, handing his card to one of Sir Algernon's companions, he strode out of the hall.
We Two
Edna Lyall
Presently Sir Algernon ceased to kick, his struggles grew fainter.
We Two
Edna Lyall
By her light I am inditing these words to thee, my Algernon.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
William Makepeace Thackeray

Word Origin and History for algernon

Algernon

masc. proper name, literally "with mustaches," from Old French als gernons, from a les "to the, with the" + gernon, variant of grenon "mustache," from Vulgar Latin *granonem, from a Germanic source (cf. Old English granu "mustache").