Pryor - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Pryor \p-ryor, pr-yor\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "monastic leader". Possibly an occupational name: a prior is the monk in charge of a monastery.

Pryor has 1 variant form: Prior.

A baby name that sounds like Pryor is Brewer.

Pryor is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Pryor. Click here to compare Pryor with related baby names.