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Is Percy ridiculous for a baby boy?!

72 replies

birdofthenorth · 02/03/2011 23:54

Do you think Percy would ridiculous for a boy today? I pass a Percy Street road sign every day and it's really growing on me!! An old name trend too far or so you like it?!

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IslaValargeone · 04/03/2011 15:25

Joan Collins husband is called Percy and he is lush.
I like it.

noyoucant · 04/03/2011 17:09

Yes, it is.

LoopyLoopsHulaHoops · 04/03/2011 17:11

Yes, sorry, to me it says "bully me please".

upahill · 04/03/2011 17:12

please don't

timetomove · 04/03/2011 17:14

I know (ish) one of the 3 who used Percival last year (known as Percy). He (the father) is very posh.

When i first heard it I could not quite believe anyone would use it and I could not imagine addressing a small child as Percival or Percy.

But then my DCs got in to Percy Jackson and it sort of feels like a normal name now.

lulamama · 04/03/2011 18:17

I love Percy! Go for it! I've just named my son Stanley Arthur...x

randomimposter · 04/03/2011 20:40

aww Lulumama, my darling dad was Arthur Stanley :)

usualsuspect · 04/03/2011 20:41

its awful

orienteerer · 04/03/2011 20:43

Please don't

Asinine · 04/03/2011 20:46

There is a little boy Percy in our town. I like the less often used names.

EldonAve · 04/03/2011 21:04

I know one Percy who is a preschooler - he has an indulgent mummy

smother · 04/03/2011 22:52

yes, ridiculous is a fair description.. it's quite sweet though, can see it could be a grower. but do you want to conduct that type of social experiment with your child??

LittleWhiteWolf · 05/03/2011 20:56

I adore Percy. Its a family name on my mothers side of the family (we ain't posh neither! Wink) and DH and I have it on the shortlist for DC2 should he be a boy. Amongst that list are Leonard, Lawrence and Quentin.
I love names that were popular in the 1920s and I especially love names that aren't as popular today. My DDs name is a 1920s, not too common name, too.

At the end of the day you aren't naming a baby boy; you're naming your son who will be a baby for 1 year, then a toddler, then a child, teen and finally, and mostly, a grown man. Its ridiculous to discount a name because "it doesnt' suit a little baby" Hmm

Allatsea1 · 05/03/2011 22:36

Yes

exoticfruits · 05/03/2011 22:45

YES

Meglet · 05/03/2011 22:48

I like Percy. Also like Hector and Jasper.

Articulate · 06/03/2011 11:16

I sort of like it, but I would never use it!

Thissideofchannel · 06/03/2011 11:45

I like it. It sounds a bit 'trendy' at the moment though with all the Alfie, Perry, Archie type names used at the moment. Percival is a great long name though.

MilkNoSugarPlease · 06/03/2011 22:26

God, I love it!

SherbetDibDab · 06/03/2011 22:29

Percy is what you point at the porcelain.

evamummy · 07/03/2011 09:30

I thought men point their Willy at the porcelain Hmm?

MazzzaG · 07/03/2011 22:49

Not sure about Percy think that's a perfect name for the playground bully sorry

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