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Prisca

Meaning — Prisca is a Latin feminine given name meaning "ancient, venerable, primeval" — from the Latin adjective priscus. Saint Prisca (Priscilla) of Rome was an early Christian martyr, and the name appears in the New Testament in Paul's letters as Prisca/Priscilla, the wife of Aquila, one of the first Christian missionaries in Europe. As an Italian and French name it remains rare and archaically dignified.·Italian origin·Female·PREES-ka

Prisca Prisca has the rare, archaic quality of a name from early Christian Rome — serious, dignified, and entirely free of modern fashion. Characters with this name project an old-world gravity and spiritual authenticity suited to historical novels of ancient Rome or early Christianity, and in contemporary fiction it marks a character whose parents have deliberately reached into the past for a name of uncommon depth.

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Historical FictionLiterary FictionSpiritual FictionRoman Historical Fiction

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PriscaPriscillaPriscille

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