Algernon

English

Etymology

From Old French als gernons (“having mustaches”), from als (contraction of a and les) + gernon, variant of grenon (“mustache”), from Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, moustache”), related to Old High German grana, granu (“mustache”), Old Norse grǫn (“mustache, (upper) lip”).

Proper noun

Algernon

A male given name.

References

“Algernon” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Anagrams

Lonergan, nonglare, nonlarge

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