Percy
Americannoun
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Sir Henry Hotspur, 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
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Thomas, 1729–1811, English poet and antiquary: bishop of Dromore 1782–1811.
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Walker, 1916–90, U.S. essayist and novelist.
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a male given name, form of Percival.
noun
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Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364–1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV
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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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His most famous works also included the portrait Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, of fashion designer Ossie Clark and textile designer Celia Birtwell, in 1971.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
A Wyoming native who grew up in Colorado, she now splits time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore with her husband, British businessman Peter McMahon, 71, and their four-year-old vizsla Percy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“The Oyster Diaries” is very much in the Percy philosophical mode, not entirely to its advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The movie is an adaptation of author Holly Brickley's novel, set in the early 2000s, which explores a romantic relationship between college friends Percy and Joe.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“Well, then,” Percy said, “you have a better idea?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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