priscilla
/pɹɪˈsɪlə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Latin of biblical origin.
Example Sentences
- "Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, / Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla!"
- "'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.'"
- "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."
Etymology
Feminine diminutive form of a Roman cognomen Prīscus, from Latin prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”). Compare typologically Seneca (< Latin Seneca < senex).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: prīscus
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.