Percy

Percy is a boy name of English origin, meaning One who pierces the valley.

What Percy means

One who pierces the valley.

Percy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Percy comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Percy is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Percy?

Percy sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Percy

Percy sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Classic

Names like Percy

These share Percy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Jack — God is gracious.
• Preston — Priest's town.
• Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
• Ashton — Town of ash trees.
• Bertie — Bright and famous.
• Carter — One who transports goods.
• Cooper — Barrel maker.
• Crew — A band; a troop.
• Dawson — Son of David.
• Easton — From the eastern town.
• Edgar — Wealthy spearman.
• Edmund — Wealthy protector.

More English names

• Pearline — Little pearl.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
• Patience — Calm endurance.
• Pierce — Rock; stone.
• Parker — Keeper of the park.
• Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
• Pansy — Thought; the pansy flower.
• Posy — A small bunch of flowers.
• Ottoline — Prosperous; fortunate.
• Presley — Priest's meadow.