Given name

Pudens

“bashful”·“modest”·“shy (one)”

Pudens is used as a given name.

Original GreekΠουδης

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Pudens means “bashful,” “modest” or “shy (one).”

From biblical name research

Where it comes from

Pudens is a biblical name from Greek.

From biblical name research

In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Pudens appears in 2 Timothy 4:21.

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Similar names

If you love Pudens, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Parmenas

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No U.S. birth series

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Crescens

“increasing” · “rising”

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Porcius

“belonging to swine”

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Patrobas

“the life of the father”

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Pilate

“freedman”

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Python

“decay” · “he who rots”

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>99% boys

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Sosthenes

“safe in strength” · “securely strong”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Apelles

“assembly”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Pudens’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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