Prissy name - Meaning of Prissy

Prissy name - Meaning of Prissy

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
7
See Lucky Number 7 Meaning
Usage
English, Latin
Pronounced
PRIS-ee
Prissy Meaning
Diminutive of Priscilla. Prissy is a diminutive of Priscilla. Priscilla originates in Latin language and means "old-time, ancient". It is a variation of Prisca, ultimately derived from a family name Priscus. Priscilla appears in the Bible as Aquila"s wife, as well as in Edmund Spenser"s The Faerie Queen. In English-speaking countries it has been used as a given name since the 17th century. Popularized by Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis Presley.

Prissy Related Names
Variants: Cece, Pris, Sissy, Cissy, Sissie, Priss, Prissee, Prissey, Prissi, Prissie, Prisy
Other Languages: Prisca, Priscilla (Ancient Roman), Prisca, Priscilla (Biblical), Priska, Priskilla (Biblical Greek), Prisca, Priscilla (Biblical Latin), Prisca (Dutch), Priska (German), Piroska (Hungarian), Priscilla, Scilla (Italian), Priscila (Portuguese), Priscila (Spanish)


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