Prunella is a feminine given name. The name is derived from the Latin for plum.^{[ citation needed ]}

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• People
• Fictional characters
• See also

The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence.

People

• Prunella Briance (1926–2017), British founder of the National Childbirth Trust
• Prunella Clough (1919–1999), British artist
• Prunella Fraser (died 2016), British architectural historian, writer, and archivist
• Prunella Gee (born 1950), English counsellor, therapist and former actress
• Prunella Ransome (1943–2002), English actress
• Prunella Scales (1932–2025), British actress
• Prunella Stack (1914–2010), British fitness pioneer and women's rights activist

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

See also

• Prunella (disambiguation)

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