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Perceval
Variant of Percival
Percival
definition
Per·ci·val (pʉr′si vəl)
noun
- a masculine name: dim. Percy; var. Perceval
- Percivale
Etymology: OFr Perceval, prob. < perce val, pierce valley: apparently coined by Chrétien de Troyes (12th c.)
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