Prue

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proper noun

A female given name.

OriginMiddle English prou ← Old French proux ← French Prou →
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Meanings

Prue1

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

    Rosalind savors of quips and hose, / Araminta of wits and beaux; / Prue of old puddings, and Coralie / All of sawdust and spangled shows;

    ~1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19

Prue2

proper nounPrue (countable and uncountable, plural Prues)

plural Prues · alternative Prew · alternative Prow

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin

Prue · proper noun

A diminutive of Prudence.

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Prue · proper noun

  1. FrenchProu
  2. Old Frenchproux
  3. Middle Englishprou“brave, valiant”
  4. EnglishPrue

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, Prouix, both related to the above. Compare Prowse.

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Cite this entry
APA

Prue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prue

MLA

“Prue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prue.

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