Priscilla
prih-SIL-uh
A classic New Testament name traditionally understood as meaning “ancient” or “somewhat old.”
Meaning
The excerpts explain Priscilla as a diminutive of Latin [3mpriscus[0m, meaning “old” or “ancient,” so the name is glossed as “somewhat old,” “ancient,” or even “little ancient dame.” In 19th-century naming books, it is treated as a biblical name that became popular in Christian English usage.
Origin
Latinfeminine
Fun fact
The books note that Priscilla was especially fashionable among New Testament girl-names in Reformation and early modern England.