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Algernon

American  
[al-jer-nuhn, -non] / ˈæl dʒər nən, -ˌnɒn /

noun

  1. a first name: from an Old North French word meaning “whiskered.”


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He will play Algernon when the production transfers to the Noel Coward Theatre in London.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

His visit also includes a meeting with Hong Kong Commerce Minister Algernon Yau, a lunch with some members of the British Chamber of Commerce and a visit to local tech hub Cyberport, it added.

From Washington Times May 9, 2023

Snoofles, Algernon and Ikit are just some of the thousands of pets that have been adopted from animal shelters sprouting up in malls across the country in the past three years.

From New York Times May 9, 2023

Algernon Sidney Buford, who served in the Virginia militia during the Civil War.

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 2023

I told them I dont want to race with Algernon no more.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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