Given name & surname

Pridgen

“wise; brave”

Pridgen is a surname, possibly from Old French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pridgen possibly goes back to Old French preux, meaning “wise; brave.”

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Where it comes from

Pridgen possibly comes from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old French preux (“wise; brave”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pridgen’s family of names

In English usage, Pridgen as a surname has a related form in PRIDGEON. In English usage, Pridgen as a surname has a related form in PRIDGEON. In English usage, Pridgen as a surname has a related form in Pridgin.

Walk Pridgen’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“sultan”

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“metal plate”

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Old French

Pretlove

“to stab, pierce”

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Sibling ideas

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