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What does Caprice mean?
Caprice 
as a girls' name is pronounced ka-PREESE. It is of English, French and Italian origin, and the meaning of Caprice is "whimsical, playful". From Italian "capriccio" which originally referred to a feeling of horror causing the hair to stand on end (in Italian "capo riccio", meaning "hedgehog head"). The word later became associated with Italian "capra", referring to the goat, an animal whose sudden changes in direction and jumps indicate capriciousness. Also hence the musical term. Also form of Kapri.
STARTS WITH Ca-
Variations
VARIANTS Capreece, Capri▲, Capriana, Capricia, Caprise
SEE ALSO Fancy
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Caprice Braylee (C.B.), ..
How popular is Caprice?
Caprice is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2432 out of 4276, Top 57%) and also a somewhat popular surname for all people (#93006 out of 150436, Top 62%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Caprice was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its apex rank of #1432 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent variation form of Caprice is Capri (#1260 THE PREVIOUS YEAR). Adoption of these forms of Caprice was at its most widespread in the year 2011 (AVERAGE #1622) and has remained as widespread to this day (#1630, ▼0.9%). Capri is more familiar than the rest.
Similar Names
Caprice is alike in pronunciation to Kaprice. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Artrice, Cadance, Cadence, Cadie, Cailie, Calie, Callie▲, Camile, Camrin, Candice▼, Candide, Candie, Capree, Caprina, Carie▼, Carina, Carine, Caris, Carle, Carlee, Carlise, Carlye, Carmine, Carree, Carrie▼, Carrine, Carrisa, Cassie▼, Catie, Catline, Catreece, Catrice, Catricia, Catrin, Catrina▼, Catrine, Cauline, Cedrica, Cerice, Ceryce, Chalice, Chantrice, Charice, Charise, Charlice, Cherice, Cheryce, Chorine, Cipriane, Clairice, Clarice▼, Clarie, Clayrice, Corine▼, Corrie▼, Cypriane, Cyprien, Cypris, Darice, Fabrice, Kandice▼, Katrice, Klarice, Lanice, Latrice▼, Laurice, Leatrice▼, Letrice, Marice, Narice, Nerice, Patreice, Patrice▼ and Sherice. These names tend to be less frequently used than Caprice.
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