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Percy (male)

Diminutive(s):Perce (M)
Pet Name for:Percival (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English from the aristocratic surname derived from Perci, a place name in Normandy.  The use of Percy as a pet name for Percival is a much later development.
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