Tell me what you think about Percy...

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..... for a boy.

Who ever fancied a percy

is it for a pig or a train?

We had a lovely obese chocolate Labrador named Percy when I was a kid. Lovely fella.

is it for a pig or a train?

Percy Montgomery was a rather nice South African rugby player. Long blonde hair and all!

I like it. I met a little one on the weekend with sisters Audrey and Dorothy and thought that was a lovely set of names.

You know the 'supreme court judge test' for names that's often mentioned on this board? That is, 'can you imagine name x on a judge?'

Well there is also the 'heat of passion' test. Can you imagine calling out 'oh Percy!' in the heat of passion? Personally I can't, because it sounds like the name of a cartoon train.

Worth considering. Not a sexy name.

I think 'Percy pig' sorry

no, it's pretentious and means knob. don't do it to the poor little fella.

I really like it, go for it!

Sorry I really dislike it

I know of a Percival nn Percy. Child of a colleague at my previous place of work. Colleague is exceedingly posh and quite pretentious (posh of itself I have no real objection to). I think of Percy as a posh and pretentious name so when I heard my colleague had called his son Percy i thought it was very fitting.

I think Percy Jackson has helped the name but not quite enough.

I think at the moment it is a bit of a joke name, sorry. Sounds like a prim and proper little Victorian boy in a frilly or lacey collar, so it seems a bit wussy.

Have heard of the 'pointing Percy' thing too, I think it was supposed to be Australian slang, but really Barry Humphries invented it (you know, the alter ego of Dame Edna Everage). I don't know whether it will still be an association for your son's generation though, maybe not.

I don't think the world is ready for Percy to come around again.