Girl · Latin (probable), reshaped in Hungarian
Piroska
Say it: PEE-rosh-kaw
Meaning
Usually explained as a Hungarian form of Latin Prisca 'ancient'; it was also linked by speakers to piros 'red', which is probably a folk association.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Borne by the 12th-century princess who became Empress Irene of Byzantium and fairly common in early 20th-century Hungary, but rare for babies today.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Famous bearers
- Piroska of Hungary, daughter of King Ladislaus I and Byzantine empress as Irene
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Calendars of saints and name days
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