Priscilla is an
English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from
priscus. There is a theory that this biblical character was the author of the
Letter to the Hebrews.
The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene(1596), and was adopted as an English name by the
Puritans in the 17th century.
It increased in usage in the United States in the 1930s due to the influence of actress
Priscilla Lane and again in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to the influence of actress
Priscilla Presley.[4]
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
Priscilla, an early Christian of the New Testament and companion to Paul the Apostle
Priscilla and Maximilla, charismatic prophets of the 2nd century Montanist movement
^Harper, Douglas (November 2001).
"Priscilla". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
^Alexander, Joseph Addison (1857). The Acts of the Apostles explained, volume II. London: Nisbet.
^Lee, Frank Theodosius (1913).
The New Testament Period and Its Leaders. Sherman, French & Company. p.
323. A large share of this work evidently fell to Priscilla. That she possessed abilities of a high order would seem to be inferred from the fact that her name is always mentioned along with her husband's — in a number of instances is mentioned first.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Priscilla is an
English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from
priscus. There is a theory that this biblical character was the author of the
Letter to the Hebrews.
The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene(1596), and was adopted as an English name by the
Puritans in the 17th century.
It increased in usage in the United States in the 1930s due to the influence of actress
Priscilla Lane and again in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to the influence of actress
Priscilla Presley.[4]
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
Priscilla, an early Christian of the New Testament and companion to Paul the Apostle
Priscilla and Maximilla, charismatic prophets of the 2nd century Montanist movement
^Harper, Douglas (November 2001).
"Priscilla". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
^Alexander, Joseph Addison (1857). The Acts of the Apostles explained, volume II. London: Nisbet.
^Lee, Frank Theodosius (1913).
The New Testament Period and Its Leaders. Sherman, French & Company. p.
323. A large share of this work evidently fell to Priscilla. That she possessed abilities of a high order would seem to be inferred from the fact that her name is always mentioned along with her husband's — in a number of instances is mentioned first.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.