Priscilla

Priscilla \pris-cil-la, pr-isci-lla\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Priscilla is pronounced PRihSIHLah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Priscilla: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Priscilla?

Priscilla has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in English, German, and Italian. Biblical name from the word priscus which is of the meaning 'ancient, old'. The first name is derived as a feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Priscus (Latin). The name was probably first bestowed to wish the bearer a long life. The name Prisca and Priscilla appear in the New Testament of the Bible, probably in reference to the same person, a woman companion whom Paul stayed with at Corinth. The name was also borne by the 1st century Saint Prisca, a young woman martyred under Claudius II. In literature, it first appeared in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen (1596). The name was widely adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, and it saw a revival in the 19th century. Priscilla is the feminine form of the English Priscus meaning of name. The name Priscilla is used to a great extent; it has 37 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name Percilla meaning of name, name Piri, Precilla definition, baby name Prescill, short names for Prescilla, name Presilla origin, meaning of Pricila, Pricilla meaning of name, Priscila definition (also used in Spanish), Priscile name variations, name Priscill, Prisella definition, Prisila definition, Priss meaning, Prissea name variations, Prissee meaning, meaning of Prissey, baby name Prissi, Prissie name, baby name Prissila, Prissilla meaning, Prisy name popularity, Prysilla definition, and Sila name variations. Other English variants the contracted forms Cilla name, meaning of Pris, Prisca name popularity (also used in German, Italian, and Spanish), baby name Prissy (also used in Spanish), and name Scilla. Forms used in foreign languages the German meaning of Briska, the German meaning of Piroschka, the Hungarian Piroska name popularity, the Spanish meaning of Priscella, the Spanish name Prisciliana origin, the French Priscille name, the Spanish Prisilla meaning of name, and the German short names for Priska. Priscilla is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was before. The name increased in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. At the peak of its usage in 1940, 0.167% of baby girls were named Priscilla. It had a ranking of #127 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #487 with a usage of 0.032%, was nevertheless the most commonly used out of all girl names in its family.

A famous person named Priscilla is TV Presenter Cilla Black, born Priscilla Maria Veronica White 27 May, 1943, Liverpool, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Priscilla:

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The baby name Priscilla fun facts:

The name Priscilla in reverse order is "Allicsirp".

The numerological value of the name Priscilla is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Priscilla?

Priscilla is in the top names in USA.