Priscilla

Meaning of Priscilla

Priscilla drifts through history like a scented breeze from a Roman courtyard, her name born of the Latin priscus, “ancient, venerable,” and affectionately softened into the diminutive Priscilla, “little timeless one.” She first steps onto the stage beside the apostle Paul—an enterprising early-Christian teacher whose wisdom lit candles in catacomb chapels—then reappears centuries later in velvet-trimmed ballads, on silver screens (Priscilla Presley gave Elvis a run for his blue-suede swagger), and even in the glittery road-trip romp “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” Across tongues she pirouettes gracefully—prih-SIL-uh in English, pree-CHEE-lah in Italian, pree-SEE-yah in Spanish—each cadence a tiny castanet clap keeping time with the heart. Though her American popularity has ebbed from Victorian peaks to a gentle modern ripple, the name still feels like cool marble under summer sun: classic, steady, and inviting little ears to listen. Choosing Priscilla is like threading a laurel leaf through your daughter’s hair—anointing her with history, hinting at sparkle, and whispering, with a wink, that “old soul” can be the freshest style of all.

Pronunciation

Italian

• Pronunced as pree-CHEE-lah (/pri.ˌti.la/)

Spanish

• Pronunced as pree-SEE-yah (/priˌsi.ja/)

English

• Pronunced as prih-SIL-uh (/prɪsˈɪlə/)

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