Inglés · Femenino
PRISCILLA
“Latín, BiblicalRoman name, a diminutivo de PRISCA. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as Prisca) and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while. It has been used as an Inglés given name since the Protestant Reformation,...”
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Significado
Latín, BiblicalRoman name, a diminutivo de PRISCA. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as Prisca) and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while. It has been used as an Inglés given name since the Protestant Reformation, being popular with the Puritans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used it in his poem The Courtship of Miles Standish (1858).
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Origen cultural
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Pronunciación
“pri-SIL-ə (English), pree-SHEEL-la (Italian)”
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Variantes en otros idiomas
15 idiomasRomano AntiguoPriscilla
Griego BíblicoPriska, Priskilla
Latín BíblicoPriscilla
BíblicoPriscilla
NeerlandésPrisca
InglésPriscilla
FrancésPriscilla, Priscille
AlemánPriska
HúngaroPiri, Piroska
ItalianoPriscilla
PortuguésPriscila
EspañolPriscila
InglésCece, Cissy, Pris, Prissy...
ItalianoScilla
Romano AntiguoPriscus
Fuente: Behind the Name · Datos etimológicos verificados