Precious \p-re-cious\ as a girl's name is pronounced PRESH-us. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Precious is "of great value, highly esteemed". A name of endearment. In Catholic tradition, also a reference to the "precious blood of Christ".

Precious has 2 variant forms: Precia and Preciosa.

For more information, see also the related name Treasure.

Baby names that sound like Precious are Persis, Persys and Perssis.