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Prudence

PROO-dens

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Latin virtue name from 'prudentia' meaning 'foresight, wisdom, discretion.' Popular in Puritan New England; has literary distinction through Shakespeare and Beatles songs.”

Popularity Over Time

Prudence US popularity rank over timeRank 14098 in 1993 to rank 642 in 1943. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#642#7370#140981900192019401960198020002024

Prudence is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

PrudyPru

Style

VintageClassicElegantStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Prudence Farrow (meditation teacher
  • sister of Mia)
  • Beatles song subject

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

Latin virtue name from 'prudentia' meaning 'foresight, wisdom, discretion.' Popular in Puritan New England; has literary distinction through Shakespeare and Beatles songs.

Prudence is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Prudence include Prudy, Pru.

Names that pair beautifully with Prudence include Thaddeus, Beatrice, Cordelia, Alistair, Edmund.