Percy
Origin: "Persius."
Nickname For: Percival
Nicknames: Perce
Feminine Forms: Percita
Source Forms: Persius
Popularity: The name Percy ranked 465th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: The source name, Persius, was a Latin version of a name used among the ancient Gauls whose meaning has been lost.
Some authorities dispute that the meaning is unknown, and believe Persius to be derived from the Old French phrase percer haie (''to penetrate the hedge,'' possibly a reference to an effective hunter). If this is so, Persius may have developed on the continent as a Latinized version of the name, used for official documents such as birth records.
Whichever case is true, Persius is believed to be the source of the British aristocratic surname Percy, which in time came to be used as a personal name.
Arts and Music
- Percy Mayfield
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Hit the Road, Jack'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- Percy Sledge
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
Miscellaneous
- Percy L. Julian (born 1899, died 1975)
American chemist.
- 1947 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- Percy Miller aka Master P
African-American rap musician
- 1998 gross earnings: $56.5 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- Percy E. Sutton (born 1920)
American politician.
- 1987 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist known for his work in the field of high-pressure physics.
- 1946 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Sports
- Percy Hodge
British athlete.
- 1920 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 3000m Steeplechase (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Percy Williams
Canadian athlete.
- 1928 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
- 1928 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
Stage and Screen
- Percy Crump
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by John Harper (see list of Characters on ''Gunsmoke'')
- Percy Faith (born 1908, died 1976)
Canadian conductor and songwriter.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (born 1792, died 1822)
English poet.
- Wrote Prometheus Unbound (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- Percy Weasley
Son of Arthu and Molly Weaseley
- Son of Arthur and Molly Weasley (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Purse
- Perky
Name: Percy
List:
- Percy on Google
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