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Opinions on Percy

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ReaganLockWood · 28/04/2025 21:47

The name Percy / opinions?

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MrsMitford3 · 01/05/2025 18:24

ToBeOrNotToBee · 28/04/2025 22:33

I love it. But just couldn't.
However, it's a great nickname for Persephone.

I know a lovely spaniel named Persephone/nn Percy!!

PurpleChrayn · 01/05/2025 18:22

I love it.

BrassyPalm · 01/05/2025 09:09

MrsSunshine2b · 30/04/2025 13:53

I think it's cute and wouldn't link it to Percy Pig. Mumsnet forgets that most people do not shop at M & S.

No but they all know about it - I have friends in Singapore, Australia and Sweden who all want me to bring these over for them… most people know Percy Pig!

BrassyPalm · 01/05/2025 09:07

ArtTheClownIsNotAMime · 28/04/2025 21:50

Yeah, he's going to be known as Percy Pig. Fingers crossed he isn't fat.

It’s absolutely awful but I would actually say something like this to them. If that poor boy struggles with his weight he will be teased unmercifully.

comfyshoes2022 · 01/05/2025 09:05

I kind of like it.

Dahlia1234 · 01/05/2025 08:55

No I'm sorry, it's awful. Some of the 'older' names I don't mind, but Percy is just grim!

StScholastica · 01/05/2025 08:27

Percy Filth, euphemism for "rumpy pumpy" but I'm older so this association might be dying out.

Henrietta863 · 01/05/2025 06:07

Blackcountrychik83 · 28/04/2025 22:00

Years ago when my kids were little , late teens now , I remember talking to a Mum in Tesco , little boy in the trolley and I asked his name … Percy …
I wanted to laugh coz I honestly thought she was having me on .
Back then the old man names hadn’t made a come back yet . It was way too soon for Percy

and now I still think we ain’t ready for the comeback of Percy it’s dreadful .

It’s quite popular in my neck of the words - but so is Crispin. 😫

Seagullsandsausagerolls · 01/05/2025 00:01

Percy Pig
Percy Sugden from Coronation Street

NPET · 30/04/2025 23:59

Growlybear83 · 30/04/2025 23:50

All I can think of is the Howell Bennett film from the 1970s when he had a penis transplant, which he called Percy. 😳. Apart from that, it’s a truly awful name for a child, or anyone of any age.

I never knew it was a transplant. As I mentioned above, we talked about the film at school, but I didn't know it was that old and I thought he just called his own dick Percy. We used to say to boys who needed the toilet during lessons things like "oh is Percy getting restless?".

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 30/04/2025 23:58

No sorry, not for me - Percy Pig, Percy Jackson, Percy the Park Keeper. It sounds very posh. Which if that’s what you’re going for, crack on! But if you’re not, it just sounds odd.

Rummly · 30/04/2025 23:55

I don’t find it “horrific” or “awful”, just comical really.

I picture Percy as being a posh, elderly, rather hapless man. The sort of character played by Terry-Thomas.

Growlybear83 · 30/04/2025 23:50

All I can think of is the Howell Bennett film from the 1970s when he had a penis transplant, which he called Percy. 😳. Apart from that, it’s a truly awful name for a child, or anyone of any age.

NPET · 30/04/2025 23:46

weirdwalking · 30/04/2025 23:42

Round this way I’ve heard blokes say they are going to ‘point Percy at the porcelain’ when going for a pee… so it’s a no from me!

That was a line we used to joke about at school. I assumed it came from the film I mentioned.

RedRosesPinkLilies · 30/04/2025 23:45

No
Just opening the child up to bullying at school
Just because it’s different, doesn’t mean it’s a good choice

weirdwalking · 30/04/2025 23:42

Round this way I’ve heard blokes say they are going to ‘point Percy at the porcelain’ when going for a pee… so it’s a no from me!

NPET · 30/04/2025 23:41

Not just Percy Pigs but I can remember from school that there was a film in which the lead character's dick was called Percy!

KnickerlessParsons · 30/04/2025 23:33

Point Percy at the porcelain is what comes to mind for me.

Rockmehardplace · 30/04/2025 22:58

Absolutely horrific.

Bideshi · 30/04/2025 21:04

Used to be a Barry Humphries term for a pee: 'Point Percy at the Porcelain'
So please not for all sorts of reasons.

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ReaganLockWood · 30/04/2025 20:59

Straightomyhead · 30/04/2025 12:45

I want to say I love the name. It does remind me of the train but it’s never put people off using Thomas.

secondly you don’t have the right to comment on someone else’s name. This is why so people keep baby names secret until the baby is here and quite rightly so.

I literally do have a right to do that. There is no law against it and it doesn’t impede any human rights!!!

Maybe say, “It’s not very nice to say that.” But I have freedom of speech and therefore the right to comment on anyone’s name!

Also incase you haven’t realised, this is an anonymous forum online. It is not as though I am shouting at them that I hate the name.

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theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 30/04/2025 19:56

No

and what if he goes through a chubby patch 😱

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 30/04/2025 19:33

Not to derail, but it just reminds me of the old joke:

A white horse goes into a pub and the barmaid says "That's a coincidence - we have a whisky named after you that we sell here!"

The horse exclaims in surprise "You have a whisky called Percy?!?!"

LadyQuackBeth · 30/04/2025 19:19

I think it's really wet, but that's regional I think. There seems to be a lot of Ruperts and Walters in other areas, so these sort of names are having a bit of a moment. It will depend on where they live, I think, but not the end of the world.

Katiesaidthat · 30/04/2025 15:47

Awful name, very pretentious.