Priscilla
Priscilla is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Ancient and venerable.
What Priscilla means
Ancient and venerable.
Priscilla is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Priscilla comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Priscilla is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Priscilla?
Priscilla is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Priscilla is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Priscilla
Two ideas meet in Priscilla: scripture and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Priscilla
These share Priscilla's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Paul — Small and humble.
- Isabella — Devoted to God.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Judith — Woman of Judea; praised.
- Leah — Weary; delicate.
- Martha — Lady; mistress of the house.
- Mary — Beloved; star of the sea.
- Rebecca — To bind; captivating.
- Sarah — Princess; noblewoman.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.