Prudence
f.
Latin prudentia 'prudence; discretion, good sense'.
A virtue name which came into use in England in the late 16th C.
- England
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- English
- ● 1564 Prudence StAnthonlin p. 17;
1573 Prudence CAmar-vol1 p. 3;
1581 Prudence DEmar-vol2 p. 6;
1584 Prudence bruton-vol1 p. 46;
1596 Prudence DEmar-vol2 p. 34
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Prudentia (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Prudence". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Prudence.