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[ 2 syll. prin-ces(s), pr-ince-ss ] The girl name Princess is pronounced PRIHNSehS †. Princess' origin and use are both in the English language. From princess ; princeps 'first, prince' ; primus 'first' ; capere 'to take'. The first name is derived from the royal title. Princess is the feminine form of the English Prince. Forms of the name include the names the name Cessie, the name Princella, the name Princessa, the name Princesse, the name Princie, and the name Principessa. Princess is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.019% of baby girls were named Princess. It had a ranking of #709 then. In 2008, it ranked at #939 with a usage of 0.014%, and it was the most regularly used out of all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Princess include the name Princesse, the English Parnaz, the name Princie, the English Promise, the name Princessa, and the Indian Priyanka.
† Pronunciation for Princess: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
