Priscilla

Pris·cilla

a feminine name

Origin of Priscilla

L, diminutive of Prisca, feminine of Priscus, a Roman surname from priscus, ancient, primitive, akin to Old Latin pri: see prime

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So that De Rossi did not hesitate to complete an inscription on a broken stone thus: - De Rossi began his excavations in the cemetery of Santa Priscilla in 1851, but for thirty years nothing but what had been described by Bosio came to light.
He asked Priscilla, the owner, for a cup and filled it from one of the coffee dispensers.
Is your phone at home busted? he asked as he sat down and asked Priscilla for a coffee.
Priscilla handed the Weller a coffee cup without being asked, a sure sign the sheriff was a regular.
Lucas, Prisca (= Priscilla), Sopater (= Sosipater).

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