Male first name (English): Percy, Celtic (Arthurian legend); perce = pierce (Old French); val = the valley (Old French), English form of an old French name 'Perceval', in turn, probably in the name of 'Peredur' with Celtic origins date back, the conversion of the name was likely to be influenced by a name meaning 'perce val' (eg 'will traverse the valley'), known as the name of a knight of the Round Table of King Arthur and as the name of an opera by Richard Wagner
