Apprentice or learner
Derived from the Middle English word 'prentis', which is a shortened form of the Old French 'aprentis'. It originally denoted someone who was bound by legal agreement to learn a trade from a skilled master. As a surname-turned-first-name, it carries an air of scholarly ambition and historical craftsmanship.
Less common today
Prentice isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,875 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Literary humorist and pioneer of the New Thought movement
First African American football player at the University of Oklahoma
United States District Judge and notable legal reformer
The protagonist of the 'Tales of Alvin Maker' series · Seventh Son
