Algernon

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Algernon, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Barnaby
• Bartholomew
• Cornelius
• Benedict
• Bertram
• Clarence
• Balthazar
• Basil
• Caspian
• Beauregard
• Casimir
• Cecil

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Algernon is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Of Norman French origin, originally a byname meaning ‘with a moustache’ (from Old French grenon, gernon ‘moustache’). The Normans were as a rule clean-shaven, and this formed a suitable distinguishing nickname when it was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, Algerus Magister [Alger]

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, French priest & writer

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberlandb. 1602GBEnglish noble (1602-1668)
• Algernon Sidneyb. 1623GBBritish politician and political theorist (1623-1683)
• Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somersetb. 1684GBBritish soldier, politician and landowner (1684-1750)
• Gideon Mantellb. 1790GBnot in their usual nameBritish scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)
• Algernon Sidney Paddockb. 1830USAmerican politician (1830-1897)
• Algernon Charles Swinburneb. 1837GBEnglish poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)
• Charles Algernon Parsonsb. 1854GBinventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931)
• Algernon Blackwoodb. 1869GBEnglish short story writer and novelist (1869–1951)
• Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberlandb. 1914GBnot in their usual nameBritish peer (1914-1988)
• Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberlandb. 1956GBnot in their usual nameEnglish aristocrat, hereditary peer, and largely rural landowner (born 1956)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Algernon mean, and where does it come from?

surname used as given name; from French a l'egre, with mustache Recorded by Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular….

Is Algernon a male or female name?

Algernon is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).

How do you pronounce Algernon?

A machine transcription gives /alɡənɒn/ (IPA) for English.

In which country does Algernon have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 1.6 thousand people named Algernon in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled algernon.

How common is the name Algernon?

In the United States, the national register counted 626 people named Algernon in 2020, about 1 in 531 thousand residents.