Daily AncestorSilla
Silla is an old nickname for Priscilla, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Silla is a short form of Priscilla. Silla appears as a pet form of Priscilla on the Connecticut State Library's list of 18th and 19th century nicknames.
The same woman can be Priscilla in one record and Silla in the next, for example a birth under one name and a marriage under the other. Match age, place and relatives before you join the two.
As seen in a recordGravestone, 1839; her husband's will calls her Priscilla
Silla, wife of Jesse Treadway, died Jan. 27, 1839, aged 56 years
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Daily Ancestor. "Silla." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/silla. Last checked 2026-10-15.