Perceval

Variant of Percival

Percival definition

Per·ci·val (pʉr′si vəl)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Percy; var. Perceval
  2. Percivale

Etymology: OFr Perceval, prob. < perce val, pierce valley: apparently coined by Chrétien de Troyes (12th c.)

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