Prue

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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;"

  2. 2
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Barry and Prue would have given him almost anything they had, for he was a great friend and crony of theirs."

Etymology

Etymology 1

A diminutive of Prudence.

Etymology 2

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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