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Percy

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stellarfox · 11/06/2021 15:39

Usable or not?

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cheeseislife8 · 11/06/2021 22:59

I thought if Thomas the Tank Engine too tbh...

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stellarfox · 11/06/2021 22:57

I feel like the willy reference might not be something their peers would know about. Understand the pig and weasley references. If you google Percy the first thing that comes up is a children’s film Percy Jackson, so I think a lot of kids might think of that or the train! I do think it’s quite a handsome name and will become more popular in time but might leave for now and revisit for a poss future baby.

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Topseyt · 11/06/2021 22:48

No. Not useable.

When I was growing up it was a pet name that many little boys used for their willies.

There is also now the Percy Pig brand of sweets in M & S.

So for me it is about sweet pigs and penises.

Thedogscollar · 11/06/2021 22:33

Not usable.

IsThePopeCatholic · 11/06/2021 21:30

Awful. In the 1970’s, there was a very dodgy character in films called Percy.

Scarby9 · 11/06/2021 21:22

Not for me, no.
Although, bizarrely, I like Perseus.

Myusernameisnotmyusernameno · 11/06/2021 21:21

Awful. Sorry. Makes me think of Percy Sugden, Percy pigs and Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine

ofwarren · 11/06/2021 21:19

Reminds me of the green train on Thomas the Tank Engine.
I really don't like it

CherryonBiscuit · 11/06/2021 21:14

I love the name Percy
I don't see it as any wetter than Alfie Albie Archie etc all those type of names are popular. I prefer Percy

wonderpants · 11/06/2021 18:54

I must be old if I'm the first to say Percy Sugden.
I quite like it!

HumunaHey · 11/06/2021 18:49

@Moonshine11

Just reminds me of Percy pigs
Me too. God help him if he's on the chubby side too.
FierceBarrie · 11/06/2021 18:39

This guy.

You can do better, OP.

Percy
villainousbroodmare · 11/06/2021 18:35

Not usable for above reasons.

partyatthepalace · 11/06/2021 18:33

It’s v wet

DramaAlpaca · 11/06/2021 17:52

Oh it's such a feeble little name.

It really is.

Snapemalloy · 11/06/2021 16:40

Sorry, Percy Pigs or Percy Weasley

mathswall · 11/06/2021 16:21

It means penis

Pieceofpurplesky · 11/06/2021 16:18

For a girl short for Persephone. Other than that, no.

LoopTheLoops · 11/06/2021 16:13

Horrible

MissMarplesGoddaughter · 11/06/2021 16:07

@sesquipedalia

"Point Percy at the porcelain..."

I wouldn't. Although I recognise I'm a bit outdated!

Yes, Percy always reminds me of this too.

OP - please reconsider, there are lots of lovely names out there.....

toastofthetown · 11/06/2021 16:05

Mumsnet really don't like Percy. You'll have lots of pig, penis and 'wet' comments on here. But if you look at the stats Percy has increased significantly and there were 128 Percys born at the last count. It wouldn't surprise me if Percy started to approach the top hundred in the next five or so years. So even if everyone else here says its dreadful for a variety of reasons, it's a name in moderate use so far from universal dislike.

BackforGood · 11/06/2021 16:04

I really wouldn't.
It is just about the wettest name, a pp said, but with the added negative as it being a common slang name for a penis, and then, even if you think those two reasons are outdated, it will be forever associated with a Pig for current dc.
Just an awful name.

HoldingTheDoor · 11/06/2021 15:50

It's possibly the wettest name ever. Well close enough. Cuthbert would probably take first place.

sesquipedalia · 11/06/2021 15:50

"Point Percy at the porcelain..."

I wouldn't. Although I recognise I'm a bit outdated!

Serpenta · 11/06/2021 15:49

Oh it's such a feeble little name.

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