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What does Prudence mean?
Prudence 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced PROO-dens. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Prudence is "caution, discretion". Virtue name most common in the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries. Mostly British use now.
ASSOCIATED WITH virtue, 16th century, 17th century, 19th century, british (england)
Variations
VARIANTS Pru, Prudencia, Prudie, Prudy, Prue
SEE ALSO Verity
MASCULINE FORM Prudencio
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Prudence Arabella (P.A.), ..
How popular is Prudence?
Prudence is a very prominent first name for females (#1655 out of 4276, Top 39%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Prudence reached its peak position of #595 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Prudence appearing in the Top 2000 are Verity (#1840 VIA LATEST LIST) and Prudie. These relations of Prudence were favored as birth names during 1880-1889 and are somewhat less conventional today, with the form Prudence falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Ardene, Ardyce, Audene, Cadance, Cadence, Candance, Clemence, Crescence, Essence▼, Florence▼, France, Kadence, Kaydence, Laurence, Lourence, Maxence, Parthenie, Patience, Patreece, Patreice, Paulene, Paulette▼, Pauline▼, Paulyne, Peace, Penee, Phenice, Philene, Provence, Prunella, Prunelle and Silence. These names tend to be less frequently used than Prudence.
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