Priscilla
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Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from the Roman Priscilla, derived from the Latin priscus (old). One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
It appears in the New Testament of the Christian Bible variously as Priscilla and Prisca. The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen (1596) and was adopted as an English name by the Puritans in the 17th Century. The use of the name began to decline during the 1960s, possibly because of an association with the slang term prissy, in the sense of meaning prim or prudish.
Diminutive forms of the name include Cilla, Pris, Prissy, Prisk, Pru/Prue and Scilla.
Priscilla may refer to:
It appears in the New Testament of the Christian Bible variously as Priscilla and Prisca. The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen (1596) and was adopted as an English name by the Puritans in the 17th Century. The use of the name began to decline during the 1960s, possibly because of an association with the slang term prissy, in the sense of meaning prim or prudish.
Diminutive forms of the name include Cilla, Pris, Prissy, Prisk, Pru/Prue and Scilla.
Priscilla may refer to:
- Prisca (empress)Prisca (empress)Prisca was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Diocletian.-Biography:Nothing is known of her family background. Although she was a Christian or favorably disposed to Christianity, she was forced to sacrifice to the gods during the Great Persecution of 303...
(d. 315), Roman empress, wife of Diocletian and mother of Valeria Galeria - Saint PriscaSaint PriscaSaint Prisca was a Roman young woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. Her dates are unknown. She is revered as a saint and a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church...
(late 1st century), Roman Catholic martyr and saint - Priscilla, an early Christian of the Christian New Testament and companion to St. Paul; see Priscilla and Aquila
- Priscilla (French singer) or Prissou (b. 1989), French singer
- Priscilla AhnPriscilla AhnPriscilla Ahn is an American singer-songwriter.-Early life and education:Ahn was born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft in Fort Stewart, Georgia to Kay and Harry Hartranft and spent her childhood living in the USA and South Korea. She lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania for several years and attended...
, singer - Priscilla AldenPriscilla AldenPriscilla Alden , , noted member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims, was the wife of fellow colonist John Alden . They married in 1623 in Plymouth.-Biography:...
(c. 1602-c. 1680?), member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony, wife of John Alden - Priscilla Barnes (b. 1955), American actress
- Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. On 23 February 1779, she married Sir Peter Burrell and they later had two children...
(1761-1828) - Priscilla ChanPriscilla ChanPriscilla Chan Wai-han is a female Cantopop singer in Hong Kong.-Background:Chan has a younger brother and sister. Her father is a retired senior officer of Hong Kong Immigration Service. She attended Marymount Secondary School in Happy Valley, Hong Kong...
(b. 1965), singer from Hong Kong - Priscilla HillPriscilla HillPriscilla Hill is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships...
(b. 1960), American retired figure skater - Priscilla HortonPriscilla HortonPriscilla Horton, later Priscilla German Reed , was a popular English singer and actress, known for her role as Ariel in W. C. Macready's production of The Tempest in 1838 and "fairy" burlesques at Covent Garden Theatre. Later, she was known, along with her husband, Thomas German Reed, for...
(1818-1895), English singer and actress - Priscilla Lane (1915-1995), of the singing Lane SistersLane SistersThe Lane Sisters refers to a group of sisters, three of whom achieved success in the 1920s and 1930s as a singing act, with their popularity onstage leading to a series of successful films. A fourth sister was not successful and left this milieu and a fifth avoided show business altogether...
- Priscilla LeungPriscilla LeungPriscilla Leung Mei-fun is a Legislative Councillor, representing the Kowloon West constituency. She is also a member of Kowloon City District Council...
(b. 1961), Hong Kong legislator, barrister and associate professor - Priscilla LopezPriscilla LopezPriscilla Lopez is an American singer, dancer, and actress.-Early life:Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York to Francisco Lopez, a hotel banquet foreman and Laura , who were moved to New York from their native Puerto Rico...
(b. 1948), American singer, dancer and actress - Priscilla Lopes-SchliepPriscilla Lopes-SchliepPriscilla Lopes-Schliep is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Lopes-Schliep won a...
(b. 1982), Canadian track and field hurdler - Priscilla MartelPriscilla MartelPriscilla Martel is an award–winning American chef, food writer, and consultant notable for desserts, baking, pastries and fireplace-cooked meals. Her recipes appear in magazines such as Food & Wine. She is a contributing writer at Flavor and the Menu Magazine. She teaches and has written...
(b. 1956), American chef, food writer and consultant - Priscilla OwenPriscilla OwenPriscilla Richman Owen is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court.-Early life:...
(b. 1954), a United States federal judge for the Fifth Circuit - Priscilla PointerPriscilla PointerPriscilla Pointer is an American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television...
(b. 1924), an American actress and mother of actress Amy Irving - Priscilla PresleyPriscilla PresleyPriscilla Presley is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the ex-wife of singer Elvis Presley, and the mother of singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley....
(b. 1945), American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of Elvis Presley - Priscilla Cooper TylerPriscilla Cooper TylerElizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler was the daughter in law of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States...
(1816–1889), former acting First Lady of the United States, the daughter-in-law of President John Tyler - Priscilla WakefieldPriscilla WakefieldPriscilla Wakefield, nee Priscilla Bell was an English Quaker educational writer and philanthropist.-Life:Priscilla Bell was born into a family in Tottenham, then a village north of London. Her father was Daniel Bell of Stamford Hill, Middlesex, his wife Catharine was the granddaughter of the...
(1751–1832), English Quaker educational writer and philanthropist - Priscilla WelchPriscilla WelchPriscilla June Welch is a British retired marathon runner. She had a most unlikely career in international athletics, having been a smoker of a pack a day until she began running competitively at age 35. An officer in the British Army, Welch met her husband Dave while serving in Norway...
(b. 1944), British marathon runner