Given name

Persy

Persy 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.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Persy 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.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Persy connects to the Percival name family through Percy. Percival has been associated with Celtic and Old French naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

The story

Persy connects to the Percival name family through Percy. 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

Persy’s family of names

Persy has a related form in Percy.

Walk Persy’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

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Literary

Perci

Perci 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

73% boys · 27% 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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Literary

Perce

“as solid and strong as a rock”

No U.S. birth series

82% boys · 18% girls

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

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

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

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

Launcy

Launcy is a variant of Lancelot. One French interpretation is “an attendant; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.” Its derivation is not certain.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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

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