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Globally, פריור (Prior , Pryor , פריור ) is a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The forename פריור is habitual in the United States, where it is a very rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Italy, where it is a very rare masculine name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, China, and Italy. Much more prevalently, פריור is the last name as well as the forename.
פריור 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.