Percival
/ˈpɜɹ.sɪ.vəl/ (American), /ˈpɜː.sɪ.vəl/ (British)
A knight's name for an agent that will attempt the whole quest without being asked.
Butlerknight3 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
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ORIGIN
Arthurian Cycle, English
MEANING
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troye…
POPULARITY
#1,536 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
26 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troyes for his poem Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Chretien may have derived the name from Old French perce val 'pierce the valley'. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
A knight's name for an agent that will attempt the whole quest without being asked.
Popularity
Among human babies, Percival peaked in 1892 at 782nd for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1536th, given to 113 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 26 dog licences in New York City, ranked 3,429th among dogs there.
Villain probability
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Collisions
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Questions about Percival
What does the name Percival mean?
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troyes for his poem Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Chretien may have derived the name from Old French perce val 'pierce the valley'. Origin: Arthurian Cycle, English. Source: Behind the Name.
How popular is Percival for human babies?
Among human babies, Percival peaked in 1892 at 782nd for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1,536th, given to 113 boys.
How many agents are named Percival?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Percival?
It's 58%, by sound. One voiced obstruent, one bilabial stop, one sibilant, ends on a consonant.
Is Percival a shell command?
No. Percival is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Percival?
This entry lists Jarvis, Friday, and Alfred.
Similar names
- JarvisButler
The most common aspirational name in the wild, with forty public agent files. Fifty-three New York dogs carry it too, which is fewer. One Hacker News reader has lost track of how many there are.
- FridayButler
Stark's second agent, after Jarvis's core was repurposed. The canonical second child.
- AlfredButler
The Wayne family's butler, and 33rd among human boys in 1928. Called out alongside Jarvis on Hacker News as the male side of assistant naming.
- JeevesButler
Wodehouse's valet. The original agent that knew better than its parent.
- WinstonButler
Stately, two syllables, sounds like it has already handled it. Fifty-sixth among New York's dogs, who also think so.
- ReginaldButler
For parents who want the full name available at all times. Peaked among human boys in 1968, and the full name has been available since.