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The boy's name Percy \p(e)-

is pronounced PER-see. It is of Latin origin. A British aristocratic surname derived from Persius, a Latin version of a name used among the ancient Gauls. Persius possibly means "to penetrate the hedge" as reference to an effective hunter, in Old French. See also Percival. Author Walker Percy; poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Percy has 3 variant forms: Pearcy, Percey and Percie.

Baby names that sound like Percy are Perce, Perez, Pierce, Peirce, Peerce and Pearce.

Percy is a very common first name for men (#465 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#5808 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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