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Algernon (name)
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Algernon (name)
Algernon
is a given male name which derives from the
Norman-French
soubriquet
Aux Gernons
, meaning "
with moustaches
". It is first heard of in reference to
William de Percy, 1st Baron Percy
, a Knight from
Percy-en-Auge
, who accompanied
William the Conqueror
to England in 1066, and ancestor of the
Dukes
, and
Earls of Northumberland
, many of whom bore the name. It was also used as a nickname for
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
.
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