35%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (African), African American (Modern) Pronounced Pron. PRESH-əs(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the English word precious, ultimately derived from Latin pretiosus, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". PopularityDetails Last ranked #920 in 2019 England and Wales Last ranked #959 in 2010 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common delicate strange simple comedic unintellectual Categories blues musicians, Bob Dylan songs, currently out of the US top 1000, English adjectives, English nouns, Enya songs, film titles, guitarists, Ice Age characters, isograms, modern English, NBA players, The Pretenders songs, top 10 in South Africa, Tori Amos lyrics, Tori Amos songs, wealth, word names