Prior
English surname
"head of the monastery, prior"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
Prior Origin and Meaning
Variation of Pryor
The name Prior in Pop Culture
- Caleb Priorcharacter in Divergent trilogy, brother to Beatrice Prior
- Beatrice "Tris" Priormain character in the Divergent trilogy, sister to Caleb Prior
- Priortitle for the head of a monastery
- Priorsalien race on TV's "Stargate: SG,1"
- Prior Waltercharacter in "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner
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