Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Old French : Valiant one Boy name variations Prewitt Prewitt 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Pruit Pruit 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Prue Prue + 80% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Prewet Prewet 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Prewit Prewit 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Pruitt Family name origins & meanings French and English : nickname from a pet form of Old French proux ‘valiant’, ‘brave’, or ‘wise’ (see Proulx, Prue).