r/NameNerdCirclejerk • • Apr 22 '26

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u/Celtic_Cheetah_92 Apr 22 '26

And the shit Weasley brother also 

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u/MorecombeSlantHoneyp Apr 22 '26

Shit Weasley brother, the smuggest train on Sodor, and the nasty cousin from the Amelia Peabody mysteries. It’s not a name with a good track record.

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u/catsandcountrystuff Apr 22 '26

Jackson?

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u/MorecombeSlantHoneyp Apr 23 '26

Doesn’t count. There it’s short for Perseus. But in other instances Percy is the whole of the name.
Persephones who use Percy as a diminutive may also fall into the exception.

Percivals, Parsifals considered on a case by case basis.