Percy

American  

[pur-see] / ˈpɜr si /

noun

1. Sir Henry Hotspur, 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.

2. Thomas, 1729–1811, English poet and antiquary: bishop of Dromore 1782–1811.

3. Walker, 1916–90, U.S. essayist and novelist.

4. a male given name, form of Percival.

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Percy British  

/ ˈpɜːsɪ /

noun

1. Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364–1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV

2. Thomas. 1729–1811, English bishop and antiquary. His Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765) stimulated the interest of Romantic writers in old English and Scottish ballads

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Example Sentences

It was to prove fruitless in any case as Revie put an end to the rumours with a phone call from his holiday to Leeds director Percy Woodward.

From BBC

“Percy” had 23 months between its Season 1 finale in January 2024 and last month’s Season 2 premiere.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wonder Man” looks like it could be fun, and “Percy Jackson” is hitting its stride in an improved Season 2.

From MarketWatch

His direct, unadorned vocals on 1961’s “You Better Move On” started an explosion of gospel-inflected Muscle Shoals pop, from Jimmy Hughes’s “Steal Away” to his cousin Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.”

From The Wall Street Journal

So then, if this is Percy and this is Stack, what they would do is he would go get changed, be Smoke, and we would kind of mime the scene.

From Los Angeles Times