Perceval - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Perceval \p(e)-rce-val, per-ceval\ is a variant of Percival (Old French), and the meaning of Perceval is "pierce the vale".

The baby name Perceval sounds like Percevall and Percivall. Other similar baby names are Purcell and Parsefal.

Perceval is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Perceval. Compare Perceval with related baby names.