Percy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Percy \p(e)-rcy, per-cy\ 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Percy. Click here to compare Percy with related baby names.