Prudence
f.
Latin prudentia 'prudence; discretion, good sense'.
This virtue name is not found before the 16th C.
- England
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- 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
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- 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.