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Meaning & Origins
Of New Testament origin: from a post-classical Latin personal name, a feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Priscus ‘ancient’. Priscilla was the name of a woman with whom St Paul stayed at Corinth (Acts 18:3), referred to elsewhere as Prisca. The name was in regular use in the late 16th century and enjoyed a modest vogue in the 19th century.
| 499th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (of Norman origin): nickname denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities, from Old French rey, roy ‘king’. Occasionally this was used as a personal name.
| 202nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Priscila, Priscella, Priscille, Prisciliano, Prisciliana, Priscill, Prisilla, Priscillia, Priscilia, Prisila
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