Pricila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pricila

What is the meaning of the name Pricila ?

The baby name Pricila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /prɪˈsɪlə/ or /prɪˈsiːlə/ (pri-SIL-ə or pri-SEE-lə); Spanish/Portuguese: /pɾiˈsi.la/ (pree-SEE-lah).

Pricila is Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Pricila is a streamlined Hispanic and Lusophone variant of Priscila/Priscilla, ultimately from Latin Prisca, the feminine of Priscus meaning “ancient, venerable.” The simplified spelling, which drops the internal s, appears in Spanish-speaking communities and parts of Latin America and preserves the same pronunciation (pree-SEE-lah).

The name was borne by early Roman Christians, notably Saint Prisca and the New Testament teacher Priscilla, wife of Aquila; through Christian devotion and later Puritan taste it spread across Europe and the English-speaking world as Priscilla. Common variants include Priscila (Spanish/Portuguese), Priscilla (English/Italian), Prisca (Italian/French/German), Priska (German/Slavic), and Priscille (French). Diminutives and nicknames include Cila, Scilla, Pri, and Prissy. Today Pricila remains rarer than Priscila or Priscilla but occurs in late-twentieth- and early twenty-first-century records in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, and the U.S. Hispanic diaspora. The core meaning evokes age, tradition, and respect: “ancient,” “venerable,” or “time-honored.”