Western numerology
Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Percival at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English French Arthurian Legend
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 1
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
- 135 family views
Number meaning for Percival
Indian numerology
Number 1 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Percival mean?
Percival is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, French, Arthurian Legend context. Its meaning is recorded as: Hero of several Arthurian stories; Pierce; pierce the veil; Pierces the valley One of the knights of the Round Table who searched for the Holy Grail (in Arthurian Legend)
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Percival
Perce
Boy
English
Diminutive of Percival: Pierces the valley One of the knights of the Round Table who searched for the Holy Grail (in Arthurian Legend)
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Peregrine
Unisex
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A variant form of Peregrina; Latin - Traveller; The peregrine falcon is the bird most favored in the ancient sport of falconry; Wanderer
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Perceval
Boy
English
Hero of several Arthurian stories; Pierces; Variant of Percival: Pierces the valley
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Perry
Unisex
Filipino
Diminutive of Peregrine: Foreigner; dweller by the pear tree; French form of Peter; pear tree; Pear tree Also can be a diminutive of Peregrine: stranger; pilgrim; Rock; Son of Harry; stranger; traveler; wanderer
117 family views
Peregrine
Unisex
English
A variant form of Peregrina; Latin - Traveller; The peregrine falcon is the bird most favored in the ancient sport of falconry; Wanderer
195 family views
Val
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Brave; High hill; short form of Valentine or Valerie; Strong Variant of Valentinus; the name of more than 50 saints and three Roman emperors
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Sal
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Sally (from Sarah: princess); Diminutive of Salvatore: Savior; Savior Diminutive of Salvador
140 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Percival
Perce
Boy
English
Diminutive of Percival: Pierces the valley One of the knights of the Round Table who searched for the Holy Grail (in Arthurian Legend)
165 family views
Perceval
Boy
English
Hero of several Arthurian stories; Pierces; Variant of Percival: Pierces the valley
183 family views
Peregrine
Unisex
English
A variant form of Peregrina; Latin - Traveller; The peregrine falcon is the bird most favored in the ancient sport of falconry; Wanderer
195 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Percival
Peregrine
Unisex
English
A variant form of Peregrina; Latin - Traveller; The peregrine falcon is the bird most favored in the ancient sport of falconry; Wanderer
195 family views
Perry
Unisex
Filipino
Diminutive of Peregrine: Foreigner; dweller by the pear tree; French form of Peter; pear tree; Pear tree Also can be a diminutive of Peregrine: stranger; pilgrim; Rock; Son of Harry; stranger; traveler; wanderer
117 family views
Val
Unisex
Filipino
Brave; High hill; short form of Valentine or Valerie; Strong Variant of Valentinus; the name of more than 50 saints and three Roman emperors
184 family views
Sal
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Sally (from Sarah: princess); Diminutive of Salvatore: Savior; Savior Diminutive of Salvador
140 family views
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