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- Latin · borrowed frompraenōmen
- English todaypraenomen
From Latin praenōmen, from prae- (“pre-: before”) + nōmen (“name, family name”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
praenomen
Today it means: A first name or given name; particularly the first of the tria nomina (three nouns) borne by free male Roman citizens. Full definition →
Latin praenōmen