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[ 2 syll. pryor, pr-y-or ] The baby boy name Pryor is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is PRAYer †. Pryor is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. The name's meaning is head of the monastery.
Prior (English), Pry (English), and Pryer are variants of Pryor.
Pryor is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Pryor include Prior (English), Pryer, Paree, Pari (Iranian), Paro, Parri, Parris (French), Parry (English), Peirre, Peper, Pepper, Perey, Peri (English and Hebrew), Perie, Pero (Italian and Slavic), Perrey, Perri, Perry (English and French), Peru, and Perye.
† Pronunciation for Pryor: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"