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    Percival

    PER-sih-val

    French/Welsh
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Pierce the valley; Through the valley
    Origin
    French/Welsh
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Percival does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Pierce the valley; Through the valley", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Percival.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1880s (0.004% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Percival walks THROUGH the valley — not camping in shadows but pressing through with the assurance that God walks alongside.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 23:4

      "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me."

    • Isaiah 43:2

      "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee."

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