Prudence - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Prudence \p-ruden-

is pronounced PROO-dens. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "caution, discretion". Virtue name most common in the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries. Mostly British use now.

Prudence has 5 variant forms: Pru, Prudencia, Prudie, Prudy and Prue.

For more information, see also the related name Verity.

Baby names that sound like Prudence are Byrdene, Bridnee and Parthenie.

Prudence is a very common first name for women (#1655 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Prudence. Compare Prudence with its variant forms and related girl names.

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