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Priscilla

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Etymology

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

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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.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Priscilla.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌprɪˈsɪ.laː/
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  • Hyphenation: Pris‧cil‧la
  • Rhymes: -ɪlaː

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Priscilla f

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Priscilla.

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Priscilla

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Priscilla
    Priscilla "Pica Priscilla" Febrita Wiriahardja, b. 1988
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