Prudence

Meaning: (Caution, Discretion, Cautious, Intelligent, Virtue name most common in the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries. Mostly British use now. Medieval form of Prudentia, a feminine form of PRUDENTIUS. In England it was used during the Middle Ages and it was revived in the 17th century by the Puritans, in part from the English word prudence, ultimately of the same source.)

Origin: (Latin, English)

Pronunciation: (PROO-dens, PROO-dənts,Go to this site and run your cursor over the word Prudence to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=prudence )

Gender: Female

I used Prudence mainly called Prue as the name of the friend of one of my characters. My character winds up marrying Prudence's Brother. I used this name in a Historical Fiction novel. It fit quite appropriately. It isn't used very much especially in the modern day but I think it is nice. It took a while for the name to grow on me but I like it now.