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A female given name from Latin of biblical origin. quotations examples
Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, / Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla!
1858, Henry Wadswoth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish
'Priscilla,' she said, --- 'The same name I've had for twenty years!' She smiled cynically. 'And, before you ask why, I was stoned when I chose it, so any thoughts of Cill were in my subconscious. I used to think it was classier than Louise or Daisy... probably because the Trevelyans were such snobs.'
2003, Minette Walters, Disordered Minds, Macmillan., page 354
An early Christian, mentioned in the Bible and also known as Prisca. quotations examples
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Acts 18:2