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Like Percy but not Percy?

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bittapitta · 04/08/2015 22:45

I love the name Percy but I searched for old threads about it on this board and it looks like a resounding NO ("Percy Pig" / "pointing Percy at the porcelain" which I must admit I'd never heard before!)

Can anyone suggest a similar classic boys name that isn't Top 100? We like recognisable but obsolete...a lot to ask!

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Elvish · 05/08/2015 13:55

I like Percy and Basil, DS was nearly Percy after the engine - lots of good strong engine names about (have a look at the back of a Thomas book for inspiration).

TravellingToad · 05/08/2015 13:53

What about John?

It's not in the top 100 as far as I remember

froggyjump · 05/08/2015 13:51

Percy reminds me of Percy Jackson in the books by Rick Riordan - very cool teenager, half greek god, has loads of adventures.

I think it would fit in well with all the other old but cutsie names around now - Alfie, Albie, Freddie, Wilf, Reggie, etc etc

( and what small child would not like having sweeties named after them??)

CarrotVan · 05/08/2015 13:36

Edwin, Claude, Eustace, Rupert - or any other Wodehouse characters...

pretend · 05/08/2015 13:22

Aneurin nn Nye?

CruCru · 05/08/2015 13:21

Claude

CruCru · 05/08/2015 13:20

Rupert
Sebastian
Quentin
Tristan
Peregrine
Dominic

okavango · 05/08/2015 13:11

Victor?

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PallasCat · 05/08/2015 10:11

How about...
Bertram
Reginald
August
Gabriel/Gabe
Edmund
Ernest
Bartholomew/Bart
Hector

I do like Percy too, though. How about Percival, to give a bit of flexibility with Percy as nn?

LocalEditorMerton · 05/08/2015 09:55

Herbert
Ron(ald) - think the Harry Potter Weasley family - one of the 'children' was Percy! The one who worked for the Ministry of Magic methinks?

mayaknew · 05/08/2015 09:47

Perry?

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bittapitta · 05/08/2015 09:47

What about Basil?

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CordeliaFoxx · 05/08/2015 00:59

I'm with SirPercy, just reminds me of Thomas The Tank Engine, which I have a DS partly named after one of the characters. (DS1 was Thomas obsessed!)

Cloggal · 05/08/2015 00:50

Ah sorry OP I'm in Scotland and I'd be amazed if it's top 100 here. I love Toby though (my boy has a 90-ish name in Scotland which means not that many in real terms sharing the name).
Jeremy?
Jasper?

reuset · 05/08/2015 00:24

Sorry, but I like Percy, Bitta! Ignore the old threads. As with most opinion threads, depends a good deal on who disliked, and their general taste etc

Isn't Percy Jackson a good modern example, if you want good modern examples.

Similar, in my mind, would be:

Rufus
Ivan
Hugh
Mortimer

stillsingingintherain · 05/08/2015 00:03

Percy is pretty cool! I used to call the the little boy I nannied for Mr Percy as a nickname. Random but so cute! His actual name was completely different Grin

WankerDeAsalWipe · 04/08/2015 23:50

I used to work with a Vivian - known as Viv.

getbusyliving · 04/08/2015 23:46

Hector
Lawrence/Larry
Harvey
Clarence
Frances

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bittapitta · 04/08/2015 23:46

I love the name Vivian for a boy but that must be even more of an invitation to mocking than Percy! Warming to some other suggestions though.. Peter isn't such a bad idea.

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rockybalboa · 04/08/2015 23:46

Percy is awesome! not helpful I know

WankerDeAsalWipe · 04/08/2015 23:40

Vivian
Jeremy
Piers
Rupert
Barnaby
Herbert
Hubert
Edwin
Halbert or just Hal
Lawrence

mamadoc · 04/08/2015 23:37

Peter

You don't get many of those these days surely.
And a rabbit association is better than a piggy one

IHeartKingThistle · 04/08/2015 23:37

Eric?

or....drumroll..........

Cyril?

pinkpudding · 04/08/2015 23:35

Rupert

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