Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
French form of Prudens and Prudentius.Notable bearers of this name include the French athlete Prudent Joye (1913-1980), the Belgian soccer player and coach Prudent Bettens (1943-2010) and Prudent Beaudry (1816-1893), an American politician of French Canadian descent who became the 13th mayor of Los Angeles in 1874.