"Prudence" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Prudence
  1. A female given name from English, one of the Puritan virtue names. Related terms: Prudy, Prue Translations (female given name): Prudència [feminine] (Catalan), Prudence [feminine] (French), Prudencja [feminine] (Polish)
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