Percy
WordNet
noun
(1) English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
(2) United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Norman baronial surname from a place in Normandy, Perci , Late Persiacum, from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius.
Proper noun
- , transferred use of the surname since the Middle Ages, also used as a pet form of Piers and Percival.
Quotations
- ~1597 William Shakespeare: First Part of King Henry the Fourth: Act V, Scene IV:
- Hotspur. My name is Harry Percy.
- Prince. Why, then, I see
- A very valiant rebel of that name.
- I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy,
- To share with me in glory any more.
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