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a male given name, form of .
variant of :
coxalgy.
Historical Examples

Hold your tongue, Algy, you have had too much wine; you ought to go to bed.
Hester, Volume 3 (of 3) Margaret Oliphant

“I thought the Army was a place for gentlemen,” murmured Algy aghast.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

Algy has just entered the army; there can be no two opinions as to our going to war immediately with either Russia or America.
Nancy Rhoda Broughton

“Some one told me you wanted to see me, Wright,” began Algy.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

“I used to think being a soldier was all parading,” Algy muttered to himself.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

Algy took three quick whiffs of his cigarette, then tossed it away.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

I assure you Algy thinks an immense deal of your talents, Mr. Diamond.
A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) Frances Eleanor Trollope

“Let me explain, sir,” went on Algy, with a slight wave of his hand.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

“Well, he has an—er—most peculiar temper at times,” insisted Algy.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

Algy immediately started in upon what was, for him, a furious tirade.
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock

language
An early language for symbolic mathematics.
[Sammet 1969, p. 520].
(1995-04-12)