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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Prudence f. Latin prudentia 'prudence; discretion, good sense'.

This virtue name is not found before the 16th C.

England
Early Modern 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
Latin
1522x1532 Prudencia (nom) DSF p. 57, 18; 1527 Prudentia (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Prudence". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Prudence.