Perci as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Perci

What is the meaning of the name Perci ?

The baby name Perci is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɜːrsi/ (PER-see).

Perci is English in Origin.

Perci is a modern, streamlined spelling of Percy, a transferred English given name from the Norman habitational surname. The surname denoted someone from Percy in Normandy, probably deriving from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius plus the Gallic estate suffix -acum, yielding the sense “Persius’s estate/settlement.” Through the powerful medieval Percy family - Earls of Northumberland and the famed Sir Henry “Hotspur” Percy, immortalized by Shakespeare - the name entered wider English awareness and later migrated from surname to first name.

As a given name, Perci gained currency in Britain in the 18th–19th centuries and enjoyed late-Victorian popularity, now reading as a vintage choice with a contemporary twist via the -i ending. It can stand alone or serve as a familiar form of Percival/Perceval; some also connect it stylistically to Perseus. Variants and related diminutives include Percy, Percie, Percey, and Perce; longer forms include Percival and Perceval.