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Priscilla

American  
[pri-sil-uh] / prɪˈsɪl ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Roman family name.


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Alaniz has been ping-ponging through the courts since 2019, when it was first filed by Priscilla Villarreal.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

By 1967, with a US karate championship title earned at Madison Square Garden under his belt, Norris was the go-to instructor for celebrities like Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley and Donny Osmond.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The amount Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, paid for an under-construction mansion on Miami’s sought-after Indian Creek island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Awards for outstanding cuisine adorn Rozafa's shelves and pictures of famous diners, including Priscilla Presley and Boris Johnson, line its walls.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“I want my Priscilla to be fluent in at least ten languages and know calculus by the time she’s six!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix