What is "algy"

Algy is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Algy Clark (born 1903), American football player
• Algy Gehrs (1880-1953), Australian cricketer
• Algy Paterson (died 1995), last fluent speaker of the Martuthunira language
• Algy Ward (21st century), English rock and roll bass guitarist and singer
• Algernon Spotty Perkins, fictional friend of Walter the Softy from Dennis the Menace and Gnasher