It has been suggested that there was no such person as Pudentiana, the name having originated as an adjective for the titulus of Pudens, which was mistaken for the name of a female by later generations.
It has been suggested that there was no such person as Pudentiana, the name having originated as an adjective used to describe the house of Pudens: "Domus Pudentiana". This was mistaken for the name of a female by later generations.