Which name do you prefer: Derek or Percy?

Question

Which name do you prefer: Derek or Percy?

Answer 1

Derek!

..just cause im a harry potter fan and percy is sorta isolated from his family :(

Answer 2

Derek...Name a kid Percy, schools ganna be a b**ch for the kid, excuse my saying

Answer 3

Derek.

Answer 4

Derek. Personally I really don't like either though.

Answer 5

Dereck (Derrick). Percy is not as masculine.

Answer 6

derek 4 sure.. ahahah yeah percy will get the guy a black eye

Answer 7

Derek

Answer 8

I strongly dislike the name Percy- it sounds like a name one would give to a small animal. I also dislike the name Derek but it's a better choice than Percy.

Answer 9

Definately Derek, percy sounds kind of like a nerd name and a little old fashion!

Answer 10

Derek- From the old German Theodoric, meaning "people's ruler". It occurs in the 15th century but has only become popular in the last century. Its fall from favour between these two periods is attributed to a notorious 17th century hangman of that name. Variants of the recently revived are Deryk, Deric and the Dutch form Dirk, popularised by the actor Dirk Bogarde. Pet forms are Derry, Rick, Rickie and Del or Dell.

Percy- This famous northern family is decended from William di Percy, one of William the Conqueror's companions who took his name from a Norman village. Initially its use as a first name was confined to those connected with the Percy family, but in the 19th century it came into general use, partly due to the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. It shares the short form Perce with Perceval and is also a short form of this name.

Answer 11

percy only because i read each harry potter book 3 times =P percy wins

Answer 12

I prefer Derek!

Answer 13

Derek sounds alot better than Percy...

Answer 14

Derek...Percy will get the kid beat up..sorry

Answer 15

definitely derek only because percy makes me think of percy weasley, who betrayed his family! [percy weasley of the harry potter series ]

Answer 16

dEfinItlY DereK..Percy sOunds sO g*y!

Answer 17

Derek. When I hear the name Percy it reminds me of the movie 'Norbit' lol.

Answer 18

Well: here's my opinions.

Percy is in Harry Potter which is always a plus.  But he will probably made fun of.

Derek is a nice name.

I'd go with Derek.  

Answer 19

Derek is more of a young man's name, and he won't harrassed, but I'm afraid if you were to name your son Percy, he might get hurt from the other kids, it might not be pysically, but possibly mentally, Percy would be pretty for a little girl.but mam its entirely up to you, the kids nowadays can be so cruel sometimes, sometimes not meaning to be, but it would still hurt the child's feelings!

Answer 20

neither one. sorry! however, between the two, i'd say derek. percy? like percy weasley?

Answer 21

Derek. Percy is such a bad name. My friend's sons name is Pierce if you like that idea.

Answer 22

I'd prefer <<Derek>>. Percy seems like a girl name, though I know it's not.

Answer 23

Derek

Percy reminds me of a rich pompous man while derek reminds me of a handsome nice loving man

Answer 24

Neither...................

Answer 25

definitely derek!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 26

Derek, spelled Darrick. Percy is kind of cute, but sounds feminine & I couldn't see a grown man wanting to be called Percy.

Answer 27

Depends on what you apply the name to.

Derek is a human boy.

Percy is a cat.

Answer 28

Percy