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Prisca

Prisca proper noun: an alternative name for Priscilla, an early Christian.

Proper noun

Prisca

  1. An alternative name for Priscilla, an early Christian.
    • Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Timothy 4:19
  2. (rare) A female given name from Latin.

Origin of Prisca

Latin feminine form of the cognomen Prīscus, from prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”).

Questions about Prisca

What does Prisca mean?
Prisca means an alternative name for Priscilla, an early Christian.
What part of speech is Prisca?
Prisca is a proper noun.

Words near Prisca in the dictionary

  1. Pripyat
  2. pris
  3. prisable
  4. prisage
  5. prisages
  6. Prisca
  7. priscan
  8. Priscian
  9. Priscilla
  10. Priscillian
  11. Priscillianism

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