Prentiss - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Prentiss \p-renti-ss, pr(en)-tiss\ is a variant of Prentice (Middle English), and the meaning of Prentiss is "apprentice".

The baby name Prentiss sounds like Prentis and Brentin. Other similar baby names are Pontius and Prudentius.

Prentiss is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8890 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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