Prudence
Prudence is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Wise caution; good judgement.
What Prudence means
Wise caution; good judgement.
Prudence sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Prudence comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Prudence is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Prudence?
Prudence does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Prudence
The thread we file Prudence under is Wisdom — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Wisdom
Names like Prudence
These share Prudence's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Cato — All-knowing; wise.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Zofia — Wisdom.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Aubrey — Elf ruler; wise.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Hui — Intelligent, wise.
- Ira — The earth; goddess of speech.
- Jisoo — Wisdom and goodness.
- Kavya — Poetry; a poem.