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Priscillia
How to Pronounce Priscillia
Pronounced prih-SIL-ee-uh /prɪˈsɪl.i.ə/Low
Meaning: Priscillia is an extended spelling of Priscilla, itself a Latin diminutive of Prisca, from priscus, 'ancient' or 'venerable.' Priscilla is a New Testament figure, an early Christian who with her husband Aquila helped the apostle Paul. The added i is a decorative flourish, and the name's honorable 'ancient' meaning is carried intact.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Priscillia dresses Priscilla with an extra i, but its root is unchanged: the Latin priscus, 'ancient' or 'venerable,' by way of the diminutive Prisca. It carries the memory of the biblical Priscilla and stayed uncommon in the United States, where the standard Priscilla remains far more familiar.
Priscillia appeared in modest numbers in the mid-twentieth century, peaking around 1957 with still only about fifteen girls a year. A woman named Priscillia at that peak would be in her late sixties today, and the name reads as a gentle, slightly ornate take on a classic.
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What does the name Priscillia mean?
It is an elaborated spelling of Priscilla, a Latin diminutive of Prisca, from priscus, 'ancient, venerable.'
How do you pronounce Priscillia?
It is said prih-SIL-ee-uh /prɪˈsɪl.i.ə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Priscillia a boy or girl name?
Priscillia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Priscillia?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-fifties.