Behind the Name: Comments for the name Aloysius

Comments for ALOYSIUS:

A fictional bearer is Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, the brilliant FBI agent who is in many of the books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

-- dramaelf 3/29/2006

Aloysius was the name of Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.

-- annasui 8/10/2006

Let's not forget, the most lovable bearer of this name is Sesame Street's Aloysius Snuffleuppagus, known rather oddly, given his childlike personality, as Mr. Snuffleuppagus. And also affectionately called Snuffy by his pal, Big Bird.

-- Starla Roxanne 9/11/2006

We also may mention Aloysius Bertrand, a French poet who wrote "Gaspard de la Nuit", wich inspired Beaudelaire from his "Spleen de Paris".

-- angelin 9/12/2006

St. Aloysius Gonzaga is the patron saint of AIDS care-givers and AIDS patients.

-- ScarletCrow 1/25/2007

In Peewee's Playhouse, there is a dog which Peewee finds and owns throughout one epsoide. He names it Aloysius. This is the first time I heard the name, so obviously, it's one of the first things I think of. But I still like it.

-- spaz123 10/22/2007

Patrick Aloysius Ewing is a former National Basketball Association player, and a member of the NBA hall of fame.

-- lorinkoch 3/27/2009

Aloysius O'Kelly (1853-1941) was an Irish painter. One famous painting by O'Kelly is Mass In A Connemara Cabin.

-- CN 12/20/2009

St Aloysius' College is the name of a private Catholic boy's school in Sydney.

-- Anonymous User 6/23/2010

Aloysius Viktor Stepinac (8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a Croatian Catholic cardinal who was Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 to 1960. Due to actions and accused collaborations with fascists during WWII, he was found guilty of war crimes and high treason. He sentenced to 16 years in prison; he only served 5 years. He was appointed cardinal in 1952. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998.

-- AndrewJKD 6/29/2010

I can't believe nobody's mentioned this yet! Aloysius Minch, father of Pokey/Porky Minch from Earthbound!

-- Lily_le_Fae 3/23/2011

Aloysius is the name of Twilight Sparkles' owl assistant in the show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

-- boingloings 8/12/2011

Aloysius Zimmerplots--on the episode of Arthur, "D.W.'s Library Card," he was that kid who had the uber long name and couldn't fit it on his card. I will never forget that kid.

-- thefancyapple 8/18/2011

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