Meaning and background
The story behind Priscilla
Priscilla is an Ancient Roman feminine name, a diminutive of Prisca, and one of its best-known early bearers appears with her husband Aquila in the New Testament. The name later entered regular English use, especially from the Reformation period. This is a substantial historical personal-name record rather than a loose compliment. Its three syllables distinguish it from the everyday nickname Pris, which remains a documented shorter form.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Priscilla appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɹɪsɪlə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pɹɪsɪlə/ · primary stress on syllable 2P R IH0 S IH1 L AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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