Precious

Latin word name

"of great worth, expensive"

Precious Origin and Meaning

The name Precious is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "of great worth, expensive".

Though many might find it too syrupy, hundreds of parents each year choose this name for their daughters to make them feel special. Precious Ramotswe is the engaging African sleuth in the popular No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

Precious Rank in US Top 1000

# 960 in the US

Precious Popularity

• 1645 Nameberry 2020
• 822 Unique 2018
• 930 England 2019

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Famous People Named Precious

• Precious Wilson Jamaican soul singer
• Precious Chikwendu Fani Kayode, Nigerian model and beauty queen
• Precious Uzoaru Dede Nigerian footballer
• Precious Bryant American country music singer
• Precious ring name of Patricia Williams, Canadian pro wrestling valet
• Precious Emuejeraye Singaporean male footballer

Precious in Pop Culture

• (Claireece) Precious Jones main character in "Push" by Sapphire and 2009 film "Precious"
• Precious Ramotswe main character in "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series by Alexander McCall Smith
• My Precious Gollum's term for the One Ring in the Lord of the Rings