Definitions for praenomenpriˈnoʊ mən; -ˈnɒm ə nə, -ˈnoʊ mə-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prae•no•menpriˈnoʊ mən; -ˈnɒm ə nə, -ˈnoʊ mə-(n.)(pl.)-nom•i•na; -no•mens.
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
Category: Ancient History
Origin of praenomen:
1655–65; < L praenōmen=prae-prae - +nōmenname
prae•nom′i•nal-ˈnɒm ə nl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
praenomen(noun)
the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
Wiktionary
praenomen(Noun)
An ancient Roman first name.
Origin: From Latin praenomen, from prae- + nomen.
Webster Dictionary
Praenomen(noun)
the first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc
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