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I can't imagine anyone under 70 with this name, it sounds lumpy and bitter, it also makes me think of purple. Purple is my favorite color but not prune purple.
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The character on Charmed went by the nickname Pru.
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In Once Upon a Potty for her, the child is named Prudence. And I think the name is very cute.
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Prudence Nobantu Mabele (1971 – 2017) was a South African activist who advocated for the rights of women and children living with HIV/AIDS, and against gender-based violence. She was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1990 and went public with her status in 1992. She set up the Positive Women's Network in 1996. She worked with UNAIDS and also qualified as a sangoma. She was the recipient of many awards, including the Felipa de Souza award in 1999. In 2004, she carried the Olympic flame. She died in 2017 and in her memory the International AIDS Society set up an annual prize for gender activists.
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Prudence Hyman (1914 – 1995) was a British ballerina and actress.
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Prudence Crandall (1803 – 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the first school for black girls ("young Ladies and little Misses of color") in the United States, located in Canterbury, Connecticut.
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Prudence Neff (1887 – 1949) was an American pianist and music teacher.
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Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. A Golden Horse Award winner and platinum selling singer, she has released 16 studio albums and appeared in numerous films.
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Also used among the English Romani community in the 1800s:
https://www.geocities.ws/seraphim_angel_2002/GypsyCensusnew.html -- Prudence Young 29 wife Gipsy Borough Bridge NYks
https://www.geni.com/people/PRUDENCE-BUCKLAND/6000000049823922834
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https://www.geocities.ws/seraphim_angel_2002/GypsyCensusnew.html -- Prudence Young 29 wife Gipsy Borough Bridge NYks
https://www.geni.com/people/PRUDENCE-BUCKLAND/6000000049823922834
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What awful comments! You may not care what you say, but words are more dangerous than weapons. Prudence isn't half bad, and to all the Prudences out there, don't be ashamed of your name!
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Prudence is one of the ugliest names I have ever seen. I don’t feel bad for saying this and I never will. It is literally so bad, I refuse to be friends with ANYONE who has this name out of pure embarrassment. I’m aware my name isn’t much better, but this one is just trashy and gross.
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It's a very pretty name, never met a Prudence, but I would automatically think they were smart.
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Prudence is a virtue and sounds lovely as a name for girls. People complain of the word prude, but modesty and morals are virtues. A society is in dire state when anything vaguely reminiscent of decency causes disgust. In reality, Prudence is self-discipline and the ability to manage situations through the use of reason. It means good judgment and caution. There's nothing to dislike about the meaning of the word. I'd love to be called Anna or Anne Prudence, after St. Anne.
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Ugly and mean sounding.
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I think this name is gorgeous... it's older but it's very sweet.
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I don’t find this name attractive in the slightest. Sorry.
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This name is so ugly. It sounds like a name of a very mean, evil girl and a villain or a bad character in a cartoon movie or TV show.
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It has the words "prune", and "prude". So ugly, and sounds like a name that a mean girl would have.
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Very unattractive name with some not so great associations such as prude and prune juice.
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It literally has the word prude in it. So ugly.
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Dear Prudence is my favorite Beatles song. They make it seem so beautiful ❤️. I like the nickname Prue.
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Reminds me of prunes. Terrible vibes. Feels stuck-up and fantasy-ish in a terrible YA novel way.
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I do not know why The Beatles bothered to make a song about this name. They should have made one named "Dear Sarah and Jamie". That would have been I nice song. I would have listened to that.
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I know the name Prudence is ugly and old and has the word "Prude" inside it, but it grew on me because of the Papa Louie games (Papa's Pancakeria, you can play as her.)
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I like the name Prudence Everett in Nanny and the Professor TV series. It was a cute girl's name.
Maybe older names need to make a comeback.
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Maybe older names need to make a comeback.
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Unattractive name.
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Prudence sounds okay I guess :l.
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One of my favourite Siouxsie And The Banshees songs is Dear Prudence.
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Very ugly.
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This name just sounds gross. Sounds like a pruny, old woman who’s not quite “there” and drinks lots of prune juice.
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Apparently this is an unpopular opinion here, but I think the name Prudence sounds really nice. I'm a young adult and honestly, no one really calls anyone a prude anymore so I don't think that would really be an issue? I don't know if I'd use this name on a child, but it would definitely be very cute on a pet.
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Prudence is an old woman living in an assisted living facility (nothing wrong with that, she's just that old), she has been around since 1869, she's wrinkly, dusty, crusty, musty, pruny, flabby, lumpy, she has cobwebs, and she's as dry as the Sahara. But she loves knitting and baking cookies for everyone!
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People will call the kid a prude, prudish, and prune. Terrible name.
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I think Prudence is a lovely name that should be used more often.
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This name makes me think of Dear Prudence By The Beatles. Not a fan.
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I absolutely love the name Prudence. It's uncommon and sweet. I would definitely name my daughter Prudence.
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Prudence is a good virtue, but not a good name, in my opinion.
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The name Prudence was given to 69 girls born in the US in 2015.
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This is my dog's name. It's a good name for a timid, shy dog.
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I just named my daughter Prudence. I think it's a beautiful name. Not only is it one of my favorite songs by the Beatle's "Dear Prudence" which is a beautiful song, but the meaning of the name is what sold us on naming our daughter. Prudence means sensible, prudent, cautious, and intelligent. It is most important that people give their children powerful and moving names. It will affect them in great ways as they mature.
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This name makes me think of either an old woman from the 1800's or a stuck-up rich girl.
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My name is Prudence and I'm 13. I don't really like my own name, but oh well.
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I really love this name. It's a traditional, strong, feminine girls name. Pru is also adorable for a nickname.
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I really think that the comments should have two sections... "Good" and "Bad." Just so nobody gets offended. Anyway, I do really enjoy this name. I've never met a Prudence, but I really hope I do!
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A exceptionally rare variant of this name is Prudice. It belongs to an Instagram personality Prudice Callen who lives in Bath, Somerset, England. The name is so rare it isn't actually registered on this site.
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I adore this name! The meaning is great and it sounds very refined, if I ever have a daughter her name will be, without a doubt, Prudence.
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My granddaughter is called Prudence. Although normally referred to as Prue, she really likes her name. So if anyone likes the name and is undecided, it worked for her.
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I think it a lovely name. =) I am aware anyone called this may be teased and called a 'prude' however they can insist firmly about being called "Pru" as a nickname, which sounds quite pretty, don't you think?
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I'm just absolutely in love with this name! It sounds so beautiful and sophisticated.
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Rare in france. Names that are nouns are rarely given, here.
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Prudence Crandall was a Quaker schoolteacher from New England who stirred controversy for creating an integrated girls' school that permitted both white and black girls. Personally, I'm not a fan of the name, but I do like the famous bearer.
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The French pronunciation of Prudence is: proo-DAWNS (compare also the pronunciation of Clémence, Florence and Laurence, where the -ence is pronounced exactly the same).
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I actually really like this name and don't think of old and snobby people. I seem to love the old Victorian names though, so it isn't surprising. I especially love the nickname, it is really cute. Maybe I will name one of my future daughters Prudence.
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In France, Prudence can be the masculine form of Prudentius. I think they also use it on females there (making it a unisex name in France), but about that I am not quite certain. The French also have the form Prudent (which is exclusively used for males), but it seems to be a bit rarer in use than Prudence.
A known bearer of the name in France is the French saint Prudentius of Troyes (who in French is called Prudence de Troyes). [noted -ed]
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A known bearer of the name in France is the French saint Prudentius of Troyes (who in French is called Prudence de Troyes). [noted -ed]
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I don't care what all of you think: I think that Prudence is a very cute name. It's sweet and old-fashioned, and I like the nickname Pru. I think this name is more fitted for a cat than a girl, but I still find it adorable.
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I love this name, I've always liked older-style names, I named my guitar Prudence after the song by the Beatles.
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I'm sorry, but Prudence is a crusty, sour, wrinkly, dried-up old person name.
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I like this name, but it sounds too close to the word "prudish", which makes me immediately think of snooty Victorian era people.
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I don't like it. This name reminds me of the word prune for some reason.
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This name is underused. I'd love to meet a young Prudence.
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I don't like the word rude in it.
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This is the name of one of Berta's granddaughters on Two and a Half Men.
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Prudence Charity King is the main character in Jacqueline Wilson's "Love Lessons" novel. She has a younger sister, Grace Patience, and falls in love with her Art teacher, despite only being fourteen. I didn't really like the name before very much, but the character wrecked the name completely.
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Like others have said, Prudence makes me think of the words prude and prune. It also seems like an old lady name.
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I am the only Prudence that I know, and I've lived in about 6 different countries, so I don't think it's travelled very far. I prefer people to call me Prue (as opposed to Pru, the spelling of which just annoys me)
I understand completely that some people find Prudence a slighty 'ponsy' stuck-up, aristocrat name, but I like the nickname much more, and I like having a name that isn't unheard of, but not very common either.
(Of course, some idiots still say to me 'when I first heard someone say that you were called prue, I though they said prune. HAR HAR HAR!' [this makes me want to weep in despair])
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I understand completely that some people find Prudence a slighty 'ponsy' stuck-up, aristocrat name, but I like the nickname much more, and I like having a name that isn't unheard of, but not very common either.
(Of course, some idiots still say to me 'when I first heard someone say that you were called prue, I though they said prune. HAR HAR HAR!' [this makes me want to weep in despair])
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Prudence McIntyre, half of sister singing act Patience and Prudence. Hits included "Tonight You Belong to Me" and "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now."
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I don't like this name much. It has that whole Puritanical virtue name sort of vibe one associated with the Pilgrims. But more importantly, it it reminds me of "prude" and "prune." "Pru" makes sort of a cute nickname. But I would never consider this name.
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What? You want your kid to be called prude as, not only an insult, but a nickname? A bit cruel to the poor girl.
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This name is NOT good. Better as middle name in my opinion. I don't know who'd actually want their name to be Prudence, although I do like the nickname Pru. But Prudence is better for a character than a human.
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This name sounds like it belongs to someone old and mean, no offense meant. The short form Pru is kind of cute. But if you want to use the whole name, I won't try to stop you. It's your choice if it means something to you.
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Prudence "Tuppence" Beresford is a detective from some of Agatha Christie's novels. She solves crimes along with her husband, Tommy Beresford. They appear in "N or M?", "Partners In Crime", "Postern of Fate", and other books.
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No offense to people who like or have the name Prudence, but I really don't like it as a name. It makes me think of prune.
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Prudence Pimpleton was the name of the girlfriend of Fearless Fosdick, Al Capp's takeoff on Dick Tracy, who appeared in his strip Li'l Abner.
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Prudence Halliwell was a character on Charmed for a few seasons.
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Dear Prudence is a song by The Beatles (written about Mia Farrow's sister I think).
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