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[Opinions] Percival vs Perseus
Been thinking a bit about names that I like and other names that are similar.I have been thinking that as much as I love Percival, it's probably too much for a kid.. I love Percy but don't know if it's a bit too short..Anyways, I thought about Perseus instead. As it's really nice and still could potentially be shortened to Percy if we wanted.So what do you think is better Percival or Perseus?
(To go with Theodora & Hermione)
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I'd go with Percival.
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Percival and Perseus are both a bit much to me, more so Perseus, just in different ways. Percy does feel too short and informal next to Theodora and Hermione though. I'm not sure which I think goes better with his sisters, re: Percival or Perseus. They both go well. I think I lean toward Percival.I feel the need to mention though...Percival is one of Dumbledore's middle names, and Percy is one of Ron Weasley's brothers, so Percival/Percy may bring that to mind for some. But then again, Perseus nn Percy is very Percy Jackson (and I've never read the Percy Jackson books).
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I like Percival. Percy's okay.
I'm not really a fan of Perseus...and I don't think it's less dorky than Percival; it's just dorky in a slightly different way.

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Perseus and Percival cause me to imagine two very different men.
Percival sounds gentle with a romantic personality. Unfortunately, he could go the Ludwig II route, depressed and anxious.
Perseus has more of an action adventure vibe. It is bolder and perhaps a little brash. If the meaning bothers you, it could be combined with a middle name with a negative meaning to create a positive. For instance, Perseus Cassian could mean "to destroy emptiness or vanity." Perseus Casimir "to destroy the destroyer of peace."I like both Perseus and Percival better than Percy. Percy sounds like a snot in a Brittish boarding school. Theodora and Hermione are both strong female names. Perseus seems like a better match.
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I definitely like Perseus! Percival just makes me think "ok but Parsifal is better".
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Percival - Nicest of the two and it has the most scope for nns, BUT it looks most 'expected' of the two - it seems to fit like a glove.
Perseus - Unusual and therefore less expected, BUT it looks feminine and the first thing I think of is a Pegasus.
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Sorry, Perseus does nothing for me and the meaning just completely kills it for me! Percival is far nicer, though I much prefer just Percy. Percy would be so cute with your girls names. I kind of like the contrast between longer girls names and a shorter, more simple boy name.
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Do you think Percy by itself would be to 'boring' in comparison to the girls names? I feel like it needs a longer name, but really don't know if Percival is too dorky..
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I could get behind Percy just as a full name tbh
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I really think both of them work well with your daughters’ names. I personally prefer Perseus, he has more energy and youthfulness, and feels more flexible. However, you seem to really love Percival, and I don’t think it’s too much, especially with Percy as an option.
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I think Perseus is quite a lot more than Percival.I’m bouncing off of a mythological impression. Perseus is a really intense figure. His story is... wilder. I almost find it kind of a scary name. I agree that it’s a beautiful name. I like Percival too, though, even though it does sound a bit dorky in full. I like the “val” meaning valley aspect. It’s just a unique, interesting name. It doesn’t share elements with many other names. And I find the mythological role of Percival more relatable to a regular human role.Percival fits right into the sibset, Perseus would surprise and interest me.
Edits for basic coherence bc i’m on my phone and not flowing.

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I mostly agree with thisExcept I don't find Perseus beautiful, and I think more of Perseus "Percy" Jackson than the mythical Perseus. It doesn't sound "wild" to me but maybe annoyingly impulsive.

This message was edited 4/12/2020, 8:37 PM

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I feel like from a sound perspective Perseus sounds a bit less 'dorky'. I fully expect most people wouldn't know the mythology so it would be less on an issue
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I'd go for Percival. Mythologically, Perseus scores pretty high, but the South African poet Perseus Adams was actually named Peter: he was clearly going for the more exotic option! He doesn't write badly at all, but his taste in names is not quite mine - my son is also Peter and he's stayed that way.Percy is fine as a full name. Percival and Perseus are both unlikely to be used in their full form. I had an uncle Percy, or so I thought; he died when I was a baby; and on researching family history, he was a Percival in the written records. I've also found a long-ago Springbok cricketer who was actually Rhodesian - in today's world, Protea and Zimbabwean! - born in 1920 and named Percy Neville Frank Mansell. Frank puzzles me rather. But for your purposes, I suppose you could see if Percival or Percy or Perseus sounds better with the baby's ln.
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Ooh...Perseus. I would much rather see Perseus than Percival! Percival is just too...gross, I can’t quite explain it but it really turns me off. I could get behind Perseus, it fits well.
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