Percilla

Meaning of Percilla

Percilla (pronounced per-SIL-uh) twirls onto the tongue like a mandolin riff drifting over a Tuscan courtyard, yet her roots reach all the way back to ancient Rome: she is a lyrical offshoot of the Latin Priscilla, itself born of priscus, “venerable” or “timeless.” Storytellers once pictured the early Christian heroine Saint Prisca lighting Rome’s catacombs, and that quiet glow still clings to Percilla, giving her an air of candlelit resilience. In modern America she surfaces only in gentle ripples—never cracking the top 700 but appearing almost every decade since the 1940s—so a little girl with this name will share it with just a handful of playground companions, like finding an undiscovered gelateria on a bustling Florentine street. The sound is crisp as a biscotti snap, yet soft enough to suit lullabies, and its built-in nickname “Cilla” adds a playful wink. Parents who choose Percilla are tipping their hats to history while savoring the sweet rarity of a name that feels both vintage and freshly baked.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as per-SIL-uh (/pərˈsɪlə/)

• Perla
• Priscilla
• Persephone
• Persis
• Priscila