Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Venerable."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English and Italian.

Nicknames: Prisca

Alternative Spellings: Pracilla, Prescilla, Pricila, Pricilla, Priscila, Prisila and Precilla

Variant Forms: Prescill, Priscella, Priscill, Priscille, Prisella and Percilla

Non-English Forms: Prisciliana and Priscylla

Popularity: The name Priscilla ranked 281st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 273rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.