Meaning and Origin
What does the name Percy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Percy
User Submitted Origins
Greek
68%
English
30%
African
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from India says the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "Shortened form of Greek Hero Name Perseus, Born of Sea".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Percy means "Son of The Sea God. Born of Sea. The Destroyer".
- A user from Taiwan says the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "Son of the god of the sea".
- According to 2 people from South Africa and the United Kingdom, the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "Born of sea".
- According to a user from India, the name Percy means "Son of sea".
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "From the sea".
- A user from Israel says the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "Short for Perseus, a demigod hero from the Greek mythology".
- According to a user from Arizona, U.S., the name Percy is of Greek origin and means "Comes from the Greek myth of Perseus and the Gorgons".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Percy is of Japanese origin and means "Oathbreaker, king slayer, death judge, man with no honor".
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
- United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
Wiktionary
Norman baronial surname from a place in Normandy (Percy-en-Auge), Old French Perci, Late Latin Persiacum, from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius.
- An English surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of Middle Ages and later usage.
Percy was also found in the following language(s): Swedish