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Algernon (name)

Algernon is a masculine given name which derives from the Norman-French sobriquet Aux Gernons, meaning "with moustaches".[1]

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Fictional characters

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  • Algernon, a laboratory mouse in the short story and subsequent novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
  • Algernon "Algy" or Q Algy, the character Q in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again
  • Algernon Durban, a character in General Hospital
  • Lt. Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne, a character in the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by Stanley Kramer
  • Algernon (Algy) Lacey, a character and cousin of the main hero Biggles, in the series by W. E. Johns
  • Algernon Moncrieff, a character in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Algernon "Algy" Timberlane and his wife Martha, main characters of the novel Greybeard by Brian Aldiss
  • Algernon, a rogue who visits WindClan every summer with his band, a character in Erin Hunter's novel Tallstar's Revenge
  • Algernon Papadopoulos, a schoolboy (a nerd) in the video game, Bully made by Rockstar Games
  • Algernon Wasp, a character in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 made by Rockstar Games
  • Dr. Algernon C. Edwards, a surgeon in the Cinemax television series The Knick
  • Algernon, the name of Detective Jake Peralta's desk mouse in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • A fictional character in Archer is called Doctor Algernon Krieger. (Krieger's actual name is Algernop, but this is likely a change to get through customs)
  • Aljernon Half-Dream, a character in the video game Shadowrun Returns and its sequels

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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