"Percy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɝsi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Percy.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)si Etymology: From the Norman baronial surname from a place in Normandy (Percy-en-Auge), Old French Perci, Late Latin Persiacum, from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fro|Perci}} Old French Perci, {{der|en|LL.|Persiacum}} Late Latin Persiacum Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Percy
  1. An English surname from Old French.
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-yxzVNQK2 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of Middle Ages and later usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-Rc9ZlyNC
  3. A place name:
    A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
    Categories (place): Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Places in France
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-Y-GgF6hM Categories (other): Communes of France
  4. A place name:
    A village in the Manche department, Normandy, France.
    Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Normandy, Villages in France, Villages in Normandy
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-1nxaaDfg
  5. A place name:
    A village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-ERj9IfIT
  6. A place name:
    An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-WPo8oHaL
  7. A place name:
    A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Percy-en-name-ocfpRNzg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 16 16 16 16 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 8 16 16 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 16 16 16 16 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bolton Percy, Kilnwick Percy, Percy Main
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Percy.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)si"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gallo-Roman"
  ],
  "word": "Percy"
}

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