Algy

  • Boy
  • 4 letters
French With whiskers, bearded. In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror.
Short form of Algernon

Algy is a boy’s name of French origin. Meaning in French: With whiskers, bearded. In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror. Algy is a short form of Algernon. The name has 4 letters.

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Alexis

Unisex

English French Greek Latin Russian

Helper; defender. Variant of Alexander. Feminine form Alexandre. Defender of men, helper. Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named. Defender of man. Defender or helper. This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe.

Algernon

Boy

French

With whiskers, bearded. In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror, one of whom was William de Percy, founder of the aristocratic Percy family.

Algie

Boy

French

With whiskers, bearded. In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror.

Alice

Girl

Celtic English French German Literary Teutonic

Noble. Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. Used in Britian since the 12th century; Alice became very popular in 1865 when Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland was published. Nobility. French form of the Old German Adalheidis', a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood). Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort. From the Old German Adalheidis meaning nobility. Also sweet. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to attendant to Katherine. Noble humor.

Alison

Unisex

English French German Irish Scottish Teutonic

Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility. Now particularly popular in Scotland. Sweet. Honest. Scottish form of Louise: battle famous. Variant of Alice. Of holy fame.