Prunella (given name)

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
• Prunella Falco (born 1990), an American football player

Fictional characters

• Prunella Deegan, a child in the television series Arthur
• Prunella, the title character in the Italian fairy tale "Prunella"

See also

• Prunella (disambiguation)