Prudence
f.
Latin prudentia 'prudence; discretion, good sense'.
This virtue name is rare before the 16th C.
- England
-
- Latin
- ● 1340xc1450 Prudencie (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 21,
Prudens (nom) ibid. p. 96
- Early Modern English
- ● 1564 Prudence StAnthonlin p. 17;
1573 Prudence CAmar-vol1 p. 3;
1576 Prudence RegBisham p. 4;
1581 Prudence DEmar-vol2 p. 6;
1584 Prudence bruton-vol1 p. 46;
1588 Prudence Bar-in-El p. 26;
1592 Prudence WAmar-1 p. 41;
1596 Prudence DEmar-vol2 p. 34;
1598 Prudens WAmar-1 p. 16
- 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 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Prudence.