It is possible that a wrong interpretation of the titulus led to the creation of the figure of Pudentiana, and that the "church of Santa Pudenziana" was actually a "church of Pudens". Pudentiana is the genitive form of Pudens. Had the church originally been dedicated to or founded by a woman named Pudentiana, it should have been called Titulus Pudentianae. This latter form is first attested in the 4th century apse mosaic; earlier documents and inscriptions use Pudentiana.
