Scilla (first name)
Scilla is a feminine given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is an Italian short form of Priscilla . This is also the Italian word for the flower of the squill (genus Scilla).
English name variants include Cece, Cissy , Pris, Prissy, Sissie and Sissy.
Well-known namesake
- Scilla Elworthy (* 1943), founder of the Oxford Research Group
- Scilla Gabel (born 1938), Italian actress
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Scilla. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .