Percy's Name (WAS Re: Hermione's name; other names)

[cornflower_o_shea]

No: HPFGUIDX 31313

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "lucky_kari" <lucky_kari at y...> wrote:
> Joyce Curry wrote:
> 
The origin of Percival, the name from 
> which Percy is derived, is unclear.  

The strongest association I have with the name Percival is the that 
he was the only knight of Arthur's round table to glimpse the grail. 
He was always considered the "purest". Since then the name has had a 
strong semiotic connotation of being a "goody-two-shoes" type of 
name. Both quite appropriate for our Percy, don't you think?

For further Percy-purusing:
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/percmenu.htm

Cheers!
-Cornflower O'Shea