Prunella (given name)
Appearance
Gender | feminine |
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Origin | |
Meaning | plum |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Pru, Prue |
Derived | Latin |
Prunella is a feminine given name. The name is derived from the Latin for plum.
The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence.
People with this name
- Prunella Clough (1919–1999), a prominent British artist
- Prunella Gee (born 1950), an English actress
- Prunella Ransome (1943–2002), an English actress
- Prunella Scales (born 1932), a British actress
Fictional characters
- Prunella Deegan, a child in the children's book and the animated television series Arthur
- Prunella, the title character in the Italian fairy tale "Prunella"
- Prunella Gentleman, heroine of the novel Sorcerer of the Crown by Zen Cho