prename

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noun

A first name, a forename

OriginEnglish name ← Middle English name ← Old English nama →
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Meanings

nounprename (plural prenames)

plural prenames

  1. A first name, a forename
verbprename (third-person singular simple present prenames, present participle prenaming, simple past and past participle prenamed)

present singular third person prenames · participle present prenaming · participle past prenamed · past prenamed

  1. transitiveTo provide with a first name.
  2. transitiveTo have no name change.
  3. transitiveTo name in advance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
forenamegiven name

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  10. Proto-Germanic*namô
  11. Proto-West Germanic*namō
  12. Old Englishnama
  13. Middle Englishname
  14. Englishname
  15. Englishprename

From pre- + name.

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Cite this entry
APA

prename. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prename

MLA

“prename.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prename. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prename,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prename.

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