Priscilla (first name)

Priscilla is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The first name Priscilla is a nickname of the given name Prisca , the feminine form of the Latin name Priscus , and means "the venerable one".

name day

The name days of Priscilla are January 16 and July 8.

Well-known namesake

• Priscilla and Aquila , biblical missionary
• Prisca of Rome (also Priscilla ), legendary Christian martyr and saint

Modern times

• Priscilla Ahn (* 1984), American singer and songwriter
• Priscilla Barnes (born 1958), American actress
• Priscilla Betti (* 1989), French singer
• Priscilla Susan Bury (1799–1872), British botanical illustrator
• Priscilla Chan (* 1985), American pediatrician and patron, wife of Mark Zuckerberg
• Priscilla Coolidge (1940 / 1941-2014), American pop musician of Native American descent (Cherokee)
• Priscilla Frederick (* 1989), Antiguan high jumper
• Priscilla Gneto (* 1991), French judoka
• Priscilla Hon (* 1998), Australian tennis player
• Priscilla Lane (1915–1995), American actress
• Priscilla Lawson (1914–1958), American actress
• Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (* 1982), Canadian hurdler
• Priscilla Morgan (born 1934), British actress
• Priscilla Nedd-Friendly (* 1955), American film editor
• Priscilla Pointer (born 1924), American actress
• Priscilla Presley (* 1945), wife of Elvis Presley
• Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832) British feminist
• Priscilla Welch (born 1944), British marathon runner
• Priscilla White (1900-1989), American diabetologist