name
Algernon
AL-jer-nun
/ˈældʒənɒn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Algernon
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Norman French/English (Britain)
- Meaning
- With whiskers; having a moustache
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
From Norman French 'aux gernons' (with whiskers/moustaches); a distinctly aristocratic English name; name of Algernon Charles Swinburne (poet) and Oscar Wilde's character Algernon Moncrieff in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
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