Opinions on Percy

[ReaganLockWood]

The name Percy / opinions?

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 like Percy.

I know a Percy and was mixed to begin but it's grown on me. I'd go for a longer version to give options.

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

Willy/todger
Pig

Definitely a no from me

I don’t like it

I love it, I know a little boy who’s now three and his name really suits him.

Ten years ago people would've been spitting their coffee out at the idea of Wilfred, Stanley or Archie. So as Percy is very much in that category I don't see the difference (other than the pig reference).

Percy Pig, unfortunately. And I do like those sweets, when I can get the vegetarian ones.

Also, when I was growing up little boys often called their willies Percy. 🙄🤣

So for me it's an M & S sweet, or a little boy's willy.

It’s a great name for a pet/horse that etc

but for a kid I find it wet and twee

I think it’s lovely actually but my first thought was Percy pig.

ok for a cat

secondly you don’t have the right to comment on someone else’s name

er..... this entire topic is precisely so that people can garner other people's opinions on their choice of name....

Awful name, very pretentious.

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.

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?!?!"

No

and what if he goes through a chubby patch 😱

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.

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

Absolutely horrific.

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

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!

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!

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

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