Given name

Pryska

“ancient”

Pryska is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

Original LatinPrisca

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pryska goes back to Latin Prisca, meaning “ancient.”

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Where it comes from

Pryska comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Prisca.

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Pryska’s family of names

In Polish usage, Pryska has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Prisca. In Polish usage, Pryska has a conventional equivalent in the German form Priska.

Walk Pryska’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Pryska has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

Latinwhere Pryska comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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