Round 7: Tossup 2

In a play, a general with this name is identified within forty years worth of Army Lists. While courting a man with this name, a woman declares that this name “inspires absolute confidence.” The valet Merriman (15[1])is told to “order the dog-cart” for a man who uses this name. Two characters hope to be (15[1])rechristened with this name after meeting with (*) Dr. Chasuble. One man is unaware that this was his birth name until learning that he was left as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station. (10[1])Jack and Algernon both use this name to woo Cecily and Gwendolen. For 10 points, give this name, whose “Importance” is punned on in the title of an Oscar Wilde play. ■END■

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