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Algernon

Gender  Male
Type  Single Name
Species  DogCat

Meaning

With moustaches (and whiskers).

Related Names

Al, Algie, Algy.

Famous Usage

A character in Oscar Wilde's play 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895).

Screen Details

The titular character in the novel and film 'Flowers for Algernon' about a laboratory mouse and later a man who undergoes an experimental surgery to increase intelligence. Also appears as a major character in Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' where the character goes by the nickname 'Algy'. Featured in the anime series 'Code Geass' as character Algernon Rosenkreuz.

Personality Plus

Purrfect for a long whiskered cat.

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