Details for the forename Percival

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Percival (male)


Variants:	Parzifal (M) Perceval (M) Peredur (M)
Diminutive(s):	Perce (M)
Pet Name(s):	Perce (M) Percy (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English from the Old French and German versions of the Arthurian legends. The origin of the name is uncertain: other names associated with it are French Perceval, German Parzifal and Celtic Peredur. The meaning may be "to pierce (the) valley" The pet names, Percy and Perce are originally given names from separate sources [q.v.].