Caprice - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Caprice \c(a)-pri-ce, cap-rice\ is pronounced ka-PREESE. It is of English, French and Italian origin, and its meaning is "whimsical, unpredictable". From Italian "capriccio" which originally referred to a feeling of horror causing the hair to stand on its ends (in Italian "capo riccio", meaning "hedgehog head"). The word later became associated with Italian "capra", referring to the stubborness of the goat. Capri, as in the Isle of Capri, is occasionally used as a given name.

Caprice has 5 variant forms: Capreece, Capri, Capriana, Capricia and Caprise.

For more information, see also the related name Kapri.

Baby names that sound like Caprice are Kaprice and Kapricia.

Caprice is a common female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Caprice. Click here to compare Caprice with related baby names.