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...is what Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary Shelley, née Godwin, named one of their sons, the only of their children to survive past childhood.
His first name, naturally, honoured his father, while his middle name was given in reference to the city.
• Would you rather use Percy as a nickname for Percival, a nickname for Perseus, or on its own?
• Thoughts on Florence for a boy?
• What would you name a brother and sister to Percy Florence?
I think I'll go with Simon Meredith and Agnes Vincente.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
His first name, naturally, honoured his father, while his middle name was given in reference to the city.
• Would you rather use Percy as a nickname for Percival, a nickname for Perseus, or on its own?
• Thoughts on Florence for a boy?
• What would you name a brother and sister to Percy Florence?
I think I'll go with Simon Meredith and Agnes Vincente.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
This message was edited 4/2/2023, 9:13 AM
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I would rather use Percival than Perseus or Percy. Percy on its own reminds me of how I prefer Quentin and Quintus to Quincy.
Florence is passable for a boy because it sounds so much like Laurence and Florian. I don't love it for either gender but do prefer it as feminine.
Percy Florence
Arnold Milan
Lucinda Nightingale
Percy Florence
Julian Lucca
Winifred Verona
Percy Florence
Marius Roma
Anna Venetia
Percy Florence
Cedric Ambrose
Irene Sylvia
Percy Florence
Ambrose Marian
Venetia Sybil
The 4th one. Percy, Cedric, Irene
Or Percy and a tree name like Willow, Rowan, or Hazel
Florence is passable for a boy because it sounds so much like Laurence and Florian. I don't love it for either gender but do prefer it as feminine.
Percy Florence
Arnold Milan
Lucinda Nightingale
Percy Florence
Julian Lucca
Winifred Verona
Percy Florence
Marius Roma
Anna Venetia
Percy Florence
Cedric Ambrose
Irene Sylvia
Percy Florence
Ambrose Marian
Venetia Sybil
The 4th one. Percy, Cedric, Irene
Or Percy and a tree name like Willow, Rowan, or Hazel
This message was edited 4/3/2023, 7:01 PM
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God I didn't read that correctly, Percy was a boy lol. Well... my opinion still remains the same lol
This message was edited 4/2/2023, 4:59 PM
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ah Mary Shelley... idk how popular Percy was for a girl at this place and time (and I'm too lazy to check) but in my modern eyes it does feel like it would suit her persona well in naming-taste from what I do remember about her background and persona. I like Percy on a boy fine but I think I favor it as a nickname. I always think of Archibald “Archie” and Reginald “Reggie” as the quirky, off-beat, retro male duo but I think Percival "Percy" could round it off nicely in a trio.
Other sibling ideas:
Philomena "Philly"
Ivor
Nigel
Dorcas "Dory"
Theodora "Dora" or "Thea"
Eudora "Dora"
Isadora "Dora"
Judith
Freda
Oswald
Cecil
Gilbert
Roland
Rhoda
Thora
Dorian
*I'm really feeling a sister "Dora"
Clement
Sullivan
Roger
Bertram
Basil
Hilda
Wilhelmina "Willa" or "Mina"
Theodric
Clive
Cordelia "Delia"
Marian / Marion
Humphrey
Giles
Winifred
Other sibling ideas:
Philomena "Philly"
Ivor
Nigel
Dorcas "Dory"
Theodora "Dora" or "Thea"
Eudora "Dora"
Isadora "Dora"
Judith
Freda
Oswald
Cecil
Gilbert
Roland
Rhoda
Thora
Dorian
*I'm really feeling a sister "Dora"
Clement
Sullivan
Roger
Bertram
Basil
Hilda
Wilhelmina "Willa" or "Mina"
Theodric
Clive
Cordelia "Delia"
Marian / Marion
Humphrey
Giles
Winifred
This message was edited 4/2/2023, 7:37 AM
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