Priscilla

Priscilla meaning

Priscilla is a Christian girl's name of Latin origin (via Greek).

Little Prisca; Prisca is the feminine of Priscus, 'ancient'

Also used to mean: venerable

Priscilla is the pet form of Prisca, which Strong's Concordance explains as the feminine of the Latin name Priscus, 'ancient'; Priscilla itself is 'little Prisca'. Name lists usually give it as 'ancient' or 'venerable'. In the New Testament Priscilla and her husband Aquila were tentmakers who worked alongside the apostle Paul in Corinth and Ephesus, hosted a church in their home and taught the preacher Apollos, so she is remembered as one of the early Church's leading women. In India the name is used by Christian families of every tradition.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G4252; G4251 · entry Priskilla; Priska · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G4252, Priskilla (Bible Hub) · Strong's G4251, Priska (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Priscilla and Aquila

Famous namesakes

• Priscilla, co-worker of the apostle Paul (Acts 18)

Popularity abroad

• #544 United States, girls 2025 (up 69 from 613 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #667 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Priscilla · Precilla · Prisila

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