All over the world, Prior (Prior 
, Прайор 
, Приор 
) is a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The given name Prior is habitual in Italy, where it is a very rare masculine name, the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name, and the United States, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Italy. Much more frequently, Prior is the last name as well as the forename.
Prior is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Prior of Milan , the operatic character in the opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata by Giuseppe Verdi and Prior , the operatic character in the opera Le jongleur de Notre-Dame by Jules Massenet.
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melton prior British illustrator and war correspondent, GB (b. 1845) |
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| lyman p. prior (b. 1888) |
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| moody erasmus prior American academic, US (b. 1901) |
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spencer prior English footballer (born 1971), GB (b. 1971) |
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| ian ambury miller prior epidemiologist in New Zealand (b. 1923) |
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| graham prior Australian judge, AU (b. 1938) |
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| unknown prior Peerage person ID=683778 |
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