Priscillian

pruh-SIL-ee-uhn

Masculine form of Priscilla or Prisca, Latin

"ancient"

Priscillian Origin and Meaning

The name Priscillian is a boy's name meaning "ancient".

Priscillian is a rare name, both in terms of how little it is used in current times and that it is a masculinization of the Biblical names Prisca and Priscilla. Borne by a 4th century Bishop in Ávila, Spain, notable for creating Priscillianism, a sect of Christianity which was later rejected as heresy by the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches.

Priscillus and Priscillianus are other masculine forms of the ancient name.