Algernon

[ al-jer-nuh n, -non ]

/ ˈæl dʒər nən, -ˌnɒn /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for algernon

Miss Algernon, who could only listen, trembled and turned sick at heart.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."|G.J. Whyte-Melville
"'Pon honor, my dear fellow, I don't know," replied Lord Algernon.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks|Charles Felton Pidgin
Yet Algernon who was selfish, contended, conquered, and was never reprimanded.
Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill
So the algebra was of some use in the world after all; Algernon Kirkendall was a scout without knowing it.
Pee-wee Harris on the Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

He had preferred to breakfast at Algernon's hour, who had left word for eleven.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith

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").