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.

  1. 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

  1. praenomen(noun)

    the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome

Wiktionary

  1. praenomen(Noun)

    An ancient Roman first name.

  2. Origin: From Latin praenomen, from prae- + nomen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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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