Percy
[ˈpɜːrsi]Meaning
English surname from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy; short form of Percival
Background Story
The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, and derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. It belonged to the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, and from there came into use as a mostly masculine and rarely feminine given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival and of Perseus.
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