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Percy?

by Soul (guest)

7/15/2006, 9:03 AM

I was browsing through the survey section on this site, and noticed that Percy was among the ten masculine names which have been rated worst. Am I the only one who absolutely adores this name? I think it's both elegant and cute (yet not cutesy), and it reminds me of the hilarious character in 'Scarlet Pimpernel'. I really don't think it deserves to be among the ten worst masculine names.

So, WDYT of Percy, either as a full name or as a nn for Percival?

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- BoiCrazii

7/15/2006, 8:17 PM

Percy is a good name, but I always associate it with the snobby third-oldest of the Weasleys in Harry Potter. It is an excellent nickname for Percival.

- Ciarda

7/15/2006, 11:37 AM

I love it! As well as Percival : )

- Hunaja

7/15/2006, 10:35 AM

I don't like it at all. Mainly because I only know the name from fictional characters and those characters are all awful people (as in The Green Mile) or idiots (as in Blackadder). So I would imagine a Percy to be either arrogant or silly or both. Plus I don't like the sound of it.

- poppylena

7/15/2006, 10:32 AM

I love it

Percy / Percival has been on my favourites list for a long time, before I started posting definitely and I think it was probably my top boys name (if I'd had a list at the time) and it's still in my top 20.

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- mirfak

7/15/2006, 10:04 AM

I like it. I think it sounds like it could be an athlete's name, or a journalist or something - in the 80s I would've said it was fey and childlike but it isn't anymore. At all.

- mirfak

- DLB

7/15/2006, 10:00 AM

I personally don't like it at all. Especially as a nn.

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- Mithos514

7/15/2006, 9:54 AM

I love it - as a nickname. Very unique!

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- Link (Link.old) +1

7/15/2006, 9:50 AM

What were the other nine worst?

I actually like Percy. I'm not usually a fan of guy names ending the the "Y" sound, but I find Percy intriuging.

- mirfak

7/15/2006, 10:03 AM

Links are here:
http://www.behindthename.com/rating/

- mirfak

- cooliecool

7/15/2006, 9:16 AM

I think it's rated so low because of it's Thomas The Tank Engine relations or maybe just because it's outdated and old. As for my personal opinion, I don't think it's that bad. I wouldn't name a kid this though, the only reason being they would get teased alot. No one says you don't have to like it because other people don't!!!

- asujakin (guest)

7/15/2006, 9:16 AM

I had a Percy in my class once. He was a very handsome guy from Southafrica. (Brother to Marcus and Rian "ree-ahn")

I do like the name. I wouldn't name my son Percy but it's alright.

BUT it reminds me off the character in "The Green Mile"...

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

7/15/2006, 9:14 AM

I, for one, think Percy is great. It reminds me of Percy Weasley, who is one of my favourite characters in Harry Potter, and of Sir Percival. Plus, I love the -cy sound, I think; I also really like Quincy, Stacey, Darcy, and Clancy, etc, etc.

I prefer Percy on its own to Percival-nn-Percy. That's mostly because I'm not nearly as fond of Percival--I don't think it has as nice a sound. I do like Parsifal, but I don't know how well that would go over, heh.

I'm okay with Percy being one of the ten worst-rated masculine names. There's more for me, then. ;)

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