Prunella

Latin
"small plum"

Prunella Origin and Meaning

The name Prunella is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "small plum".

Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.

Famous People Named Prunella

  • Prunella Scales (born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth)English actress
  • Prunella GeeEnglish actress
  • Prunella Jane RansomeEnglish actress
  • Prunella CloughEnglish artist

Prunella in Pop Culture

  • Prunella Deegancharacter on animated series "Arthur"
  • "Prunellaor, Love in a Dutch Garden," play by Laurence Housman and Harley Granville,Barker
  • PrunellaItalian fairy tale
  • Prunella (17881811), a British racehorse and later "one of the most important broodmares in the history of the Thoroughbred breed"
  • "Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut" children's book by Margaret Atwood