Algernon

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Algernon is a masculine given name of English origin, notably borne by the Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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Algernon canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English given name
given name
masculine given name
appearsIn Flowers for Algernon
The Importance of Being Earnest
associatedWithPeriod Victorian era
category English masculine given names
masculine given names
culturalAssociation Victorian England
linked to: Victorian era
etymologyStatus of Norman French origin
fictionalBearer Algernon (mouse in Flowers for Algernon)
linked to: mouse Algernon

Algernon Moncrieff
fieldOfNotableBearers literature
nobility
poetry
politics
gender masculine
hasDiminutive Algy
hasGivenNameBearer Algernon Blackwood
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Percy
Algernon Sidney
hasLiteraryAssociation Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Importance of Being Earnest
hasMeaningStatus originally a nickname meaning "moustached" or "whiskered" in Norman French
hasNameDayIn some English-speaking countries
hasShortForm Algy
hasVariant Algernoun
historicalPopularity less common in the late 20th century
more common in the 19th century
languageOfOrigin English
nameType first name
notableBearer Algernon Charles Swinburne
script Latin alphabet
timeOfOrigin medieval period
usage English-speaking world
usedIn Ireland
United Kingdom
former British colonies

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