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Prescott - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Prescott

[ 2 syll. pres-cot(t), pr-esco-tt ] The boy name Prescott is pronounced as PREHSKaaT †. Prescott is used chiefly in English and its origin is Old English. The name Prescott means from the priest's home. Prescot (English), Scot (English and Scottish), Scott (English and Scottish), Scottie (English and Scottish), and Scotty (English and Scottish) are variants of Prescott.

Prescott is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Among the family of boy names directly related to Prescott, Scott was the most regularly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Prescott include Prasad (Indian), Prescot (English), Proost, and Proust.

A famous person named Prescott is US Senator Prescott Bush, born 15 May 1895 - 8 October 1972, Columbus, Ohio.

 



† Pronunciation for Prescott: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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