Would you avoid…

[Isbobmyuncle]

… naming your child Percy because of the Percy Pig association? 🐷

I'd avoid it because it's an awful name.

I still think of Percy from 80s Coronation Street.Awful name.

Where does Percy penis come from?

Have you never heard the expression “Point Percy at the porcelain”?

It means a man is going for a wee.

The pig thing wouldn't bother me as an adult (although I suppose it could cause teasing by kids who are more likely to be very familiar with the sweets if he was overweight...) . I know Percival was a famous Knight which is cool but nn Percy has a Cecil, Eugene sort of retro nerdy sound to me, sorry.

No I think it's a sweet name. So many names have less than desirable association's so just go for it I say

I like the name Percy, and have never heard of the penis association. Pig would probably worry me but that being said, if I heard of a child called Percy my reaction would be positive and I would think it is a lovely name.

Yes, I wouldn’t use it.

Terrible name. Seriously it's one of the worst you can come up with.

I love the name Percy. I'm surprised it's this unpopular

Percy is fucking horrible. It astounds me that anyone would name a boy this. There's a reason it was used in The Green Mile.

@emmathedilemma

No and i've also never heard it used for penis apart from on this forum so i wonder if that's a regional thing.

Well I’m in NZ and I’ve heard it used for penis, so if it’s ‘regional’, it’s at a global level.

Percy Pigs are definitely not why I wouldn’t choose the name (also old enough to remember Lord Percy Percy on Blackadder, which has forever tainted it).

If you like it though, go for it. People come to be greater than the sum of their name, so to speak, and people’s associations change.

And yes, he was Lord Percy Percy, so idiotic, he used it twice…

Oh I really like the name Percy!

I have never ever come across the Penis / porcelain thing before this thread

I do remember the Blackadder and Coronation St characters but that wouldn't put me off personally.

How about Digby as an alternative?

The biggest dog in the world or Lord Digby Jones. Not much of an improvement on Percy.

I think Digby Jones is pretty much retired now so not really a very current namesake (did he even get as far as Lord? I thought just Sir.)

No idea about the dog reference. I once knew a cat called Digby but I've known a lot of cats with cool names. And a couple of lovely human Digbys too.

Digby Jones is back in the news because of his tweet criticising Alex Scott's pronunciation.

The dog is the titular character in an old film.

Never met a human called Digby. It sounds a bit of a joke name to me.

I've never heard the penis thing in my life. I think Percy is lovely.

Another one just here to comment that I've also never heard the penis thing before! It's not a name I'd use but it has no strong associations for me with anything.

I would avoid it because I think it sounds a bit pompous - sorry.

It's a very small, squeaky sounding name. Tim in a similar fashion.

Those of you who have never heard of "pointing Percy" should have a word with your husbands/partners since it's a phrase used by men rather than women!

I would avoid it simply because I don't like it.

I do also remember when growing up that some boys referred to their willies as "Percy." Then comes the Percy Pig association too, although I do love a nice bag of M & S Percy Pigs. 😎

I 'd avoid it full stop.

@GloriousGoosebumps my DH is bemused by the "pointing Percy" thing, as am I and most others that I know.

I'm early 30's and Scottish - not sure if it's generational/regional?