Praenomen
[pree-noh-muh n] /priˈnoʊ mən/
noun, plural praenomina
[pree-nom-uh-nuh, -noh-muh-] /priˈnɒm ə nə, -ˈnoʊ mə-/ (Show IPA), praenomens.
1.
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
/priːˈnəʊmɛn/
noun (pl) -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə), -nomens
1.
an ancient Roman’s first or given name See also agnomen, cognomen, nomen
n.
from Latin praenomen, literally “before the name,” from prae- (see pre-) + nomen (see name (n.)).
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