Given name

Parsafal

Parsafal is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Parsafal is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Parsafal is a variant of Percival. Percival has been associated with Celtic and Old French naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

The story

Parsafal is a variant of Percival. The history of Percival gives this family its wider story. Percival’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.

Explained through its name family

Parsafal’s family of names

Parsafal has a related form in Percival.

Walk Parsafal’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Parsafal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Parsifal

Parsifal is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Literary

Percivall

Percivall is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Percyval

Percyval is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Literary

Percyvel

Percyvel is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Percea

Percea connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Persea

Persea connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Literary

Persie

Persie connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Literary

Percee

Percee connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Parsafal’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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