Precious - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Precious \p-re-cious\ is pronounced PRESH-us. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "of great value, highly esteemed". A name of endearment. In Catholic tradition, also a reference to the "precious blood of Christ".

Precious has 2 variant forms: Precia and Preciosa.

For more information, see also the related name Treasure.

Baby names that sound like Precious are Persis, Persys and Perssis.

Precious is a popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Precious. Compare Precious with related baby names.