Meaning & Etymology
English
From an English surname which was derived from the name of a Norman town Perci, which was itself perhaps derived from a Gaulish given name which was Latinized as Persius. The surname was borne by a noble English family, and it first used as a given name in their honour. A famous bearer was Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), an English romantic poet whose works include 'Adonais' and 'Ozymandias'. This name can also be used as a short form of PERCIVAL.
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EtymologyFrom Old French Perci, Late Latin Persiacum.
Popularity in the US
♀ Girls
Peak#1945 in 1918 (20 births)
Recent#9941 in 2025
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♂ Boys
Peak#220 in 1921 (603 births)
Recent#1279 in 2025
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Destiny 4 — The Builder
4
The Builder
Uranus · Earth · The Builder
DisciplinedReliablePracticalHardworkingPatientMethodical
Life Path 4 is governed by Uranus — a planet often associated with innovation, originality, and the breaking of existing structures — though the 4 expresses this energy in a paradoxical way: by building the most durable structures imaginable. Where Uranus disrupts from the outside, the 4 restructures from within, creating systems, methods, and foundations so solid that even the most radical changes can stand upon them. The vibration of 4 is the energy of integrity, of mastery through persistence, of the profound satisfaction that comes from doing the work properly. Life Path 4s are the backbone of the numerological family — dependable, exacting, honest to a fault, and deeply committed to building something real.
Famous People with Destiny 4
RF
Richard Feynman
Theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner
Scientist
CS
Carl Sagan
Astronomer and science communicator
Scientist
WH
Werner Heisenberg
Physicist, uncertainty principle
Scientist
GH
Grace Hopper
Computer scientist, pioneered programming languages
Scientist
FK
Frida Kahlo
Mexican Surrealist painter
Artist
AW
Andy Warhol
Pop art pioneer
Artist
JP
Jackson Pollock
Abstract expressionist painter
Artist
PG
Paul Gauguin
Post-impressionist painter
Artist