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Priscilla (F)>

Priscilla (female)

Diminutive(s):Cilla (F)
Diminutive for:Prisca (F)
Pet Name(s):Priss (F) Prissy (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English from Latin diminutive of prisca, "ancient"; NT Acts 18:2, etc.

There are a number of spelling variations, none common: Prescilla, Pricilla, Priscella, Priscillia and Prissilla. The 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire also has very rare occurrences of Priscila and Priscilia. All these spelling variants should be found by using Soundex search.