Percy's Name

[heathernmoore]

No: HPFGUIDX 31345

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cornflower_o_shea" ] 
> 
> 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 



I have a third proposal:

Given the strong Greco-Roman theme in male names (Argus, Albus, Filius, Remus, Rubeus, Severus, Sirius, Cornelius, Bartimius), I find it also a strong possibility that "Percy" is short for "Perseus."  Wonder what Gorgon he might have to slay?   

 -- heather (uma)