Priscilla
f.
A dim. of Latin Prisca, fem. of Latin Priscus 'old', a Roman cognomen.
The name of a minor Biblical character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Priscille.
The name came into use with the Protestant Reformation in the 16th C.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1589 Priscilla AuFr Beke
- Early Modern English
- ● 1564 Priscilla BUmar-vol9 p. 4;
1567 Prescilla SaxhamSf p. 2;
1575 Priscilla COmar-vol2 p. 48;
1587 Priscilla DEmar-vol2 p. 14;
1592 Priscilla ibid. p. 24,
bruton-vol1 p. 52;
1593 Priscilla DEmar-vol2 p. 26;
1598 Precilla StAnthonlin p. 39
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Priscilla". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Priscilla.