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I'd go with Percival.

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.

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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).

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.

This message was edited 4/12/2020, 8:43 PM

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."

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I like both Perseus and Percival better than Percy. Percy sounds like a snot in a Brittish boarding school.

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Theodora and Hermione are both strong female names. Perseus seems like a better match.

I definitely like Perseus! Percival just makes me think "ok but Parsifal is better".

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.

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.

I could get behind Percy just as a full name tbh

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.

I think Perseus is quite a lot more than Percival.

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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.

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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.

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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.

This message was edited 4/12/2020, 8:51 AM

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.

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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.

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.