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Gender Masculine
Usage Late Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Meaning & History
Derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb pudeo meaning "to be ashamed, to feel shame".This name was borne by the Roman senator Quintus Cornelius Pudens and his son, the saint Pudens (1st century AD).