How do you pronounce Algernon, Like al-jer-non, or al-grr-non?

Like in flowers for Algernon, like a soft or hard g?

How do you pronounce Algernon, Like al-jer-non, or al-grr-non?
I always pronounced it with a J like jersey.





Al·ger·non /ˈældʒərnən, -ˌnɒn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[al-jer-nuhn, -non] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation


–noun a male given name: from an Old North French word meaning “whiskered.”





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Algernon





masc. proper name, lit. "with mustaches," from O.Fr. als gernons, from a les "to the, with the" + gernon, var. of grenon "mustache," from V.L. *granonem, from a Gmc. source (cf. granu "mustache").
Reply:soft g, al-jer-non A great book, I haven't heard anyone mention it since I read it in high-school 35 yrs ago.
Reply:My English teachers always pronounced it with a "J" sound, as in "John." So "AL-jer-non" would be the correct pronunciation for Algernon.
Reply:All-jerr-nonn





All (rhymes with ball)


jerr (rhymes with her - begins with the 'j' sound in Jennifer)


nonn (rhymes with John)