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Percival

Percival

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A male first name, for example the knight in stories about King Arthur
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Percival
  • Arise, Sir Percival.
  • Percival Lowell

Examples

  • In the Arthurian legends, a knight (in some accounts Sir Percival and others Sir Galahad) is bound to go on a quest to retrieve the Holy Grail.

    Academic text (2005)

  • In the legends of King Arthur, Percival is often remembered as one of the bravest knights of the Round Table.

  • Sir Percival was famed for his quest to find the Holy Grail.

  • Many knights looked up to Percival for his courage and honor in battle.

Surface Forms

Percival main

Etymology

Percival as a given name is best known from the Arthurian knight who searched for the Holy Grail, and one popular idea is that the name comes from parts perce 'to pierce' and val 'valley', so you can imagine a brave knight 'piercing' barriers on a quest; that is why the name feels noble and brave today.