Priscilla

English

Etymology

Feminine diminutive form of a Roman cognomen Priscus, from Latin prisca (“ancient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈsɪlə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun

Priscilla

1. A female given name from Latin of biblical origin.
   • 1858, Henry Wadswoth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish:

     Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, / Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla!

   • 2003, Minette Walters, Disordered Minds, Macmillan., →ISBN, page 354:

     'Priscilla,' she said, --- 'The same name I've had for twenty years!' She smiled cynically. 'And, before you ask why, I was stoned when I chose it, so any thoughts of Cill were in my subconscious. I used to think it was classier than Louise or Daisy... probably because the Trevelyans were such snobs.'

2. An early Christian, mentioned in the Bible and also known as Prisca.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:2:
     :

     And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

Related terms

• Diminutives: Prissy, Cilla, Scilla

Translations

biblical woman

• Dutch: Priscilla (nl) f
• French: Priscille (fr) f
• German: Priszilla f
• Greek: Πρίσκιλλα (el) f (Prískilla)
• Hawaiian: Perisekila
• Maori: Pirihira
• Polish: Pryscylla (pl) f
• Portuguese: Priscila (pt) f
• Russian: Приски́лла f (Priskílla), Присци́лла (ru) f (Priscílla)

female given name

• Dutch: Priscilla (nl) f
• German: Priscilla f
• Hawaiian: Pelekila
• Inuktitut: ᑉᕆᓯᓪᓚ (prisilla)
• Maori: Pirihira
• Polish: Pryscylla (pl) f
• Portuguese: Priscila (pt) f
• Russian: Присци́лла (ru) f (Priscílla)
• Spanish: Priscila (es) f

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Priscilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌprɪˈsɪ.laː/

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• Hyphenation: Pris‧cil‧la
• Rhymes: -ɪlaː

Proper noun

Priscilla f

1. Priscilla (Biblical character from Acts)
2. a female given name from Latin