Praenomen definition

prē-nōmən
praenomens praenomina
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A first or given name.
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The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Gaius in Gaius Julius Caesar.
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The first or personal name of an ancient Roman, preceding the nomen and cognomen (Ex.: Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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An ancient Roman first name.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of praenomen - prenomen

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
praenomen
Plural:
praenomens, praenomina

Origin of praenomen

  • Latin praenōmen prae- pre- nōmen name nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin praenomen, from prae- + nomen.

    From Wiktionary

Praenomen Sentence Examples

  • One editor of his De Consolatione, Bertius, thinks that he bore the praenomen of Flavius, but there is no authority for this supposition.

  • By his will the Elder Pliny had made his nephew his adopted son, and the latter now assumed the nomen and praenomen of his adoptive father.

  • The Lives of the Sophists gives the praenomen Flavius, which, however, is found elsewhere only in Tzetzes.

  • Pharaoh Marres (Marres being, his praenomen graecized).

  • It should be added that the proper names in the inscriptions show the regular Italic system of gentile nomen preceded by a personal praenomen; and that some inscriptions show the interesting feature which appears in the Tables of Heraclea of a crest or coat of arms, such as a triangle or an anchor, peculiar to particular families.

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