"Prue" meaning in All languages combined

See Prue on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A diminutive of Prudence. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Prudence}} Prudence Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Prue
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Prue-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 12 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 12 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Prues [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * A nickname for a valiant warrior, from Middle English prou (“brave, valiant”), itself from Old French proux. * An Americanized spelling of French Prou. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|prou||brave, valiant}} Middle English prou (“brave, valiant”), {{der|en|fro|proux}} Old French proux, {{der|en|fr|Prou}} French Prou Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Prue (countable and uncountable, plural Prues)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Prue-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Prue-en-name-VU59v8QB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Prew [surname], Prow [surname]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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