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Prentiss - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Prentiss

[ 2 syll. pren-tis(s), pr-enti-ss ] The boy name Prentiss is pronounced as PREHNTIHS KEY. Prentiss is used chiefly in English and its origin is Middle English. Prentiss is a variant of the name Prentice (English).

Prentiss is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1907, 0.006% of baby boys were named Prentiss. It ranked at #986 then. The baby name has since slipped in popularity, and is today of very light use. Out of all boy names in its group, Prentiss was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Prentiss include the name Prentice (English) and the name Prentise (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Prentiss: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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