praenomen

Alternative forms

• prænomen

Etymology

From Latin praenomen, from prae- + nomen.

Noun

praenomen (plural praenomens or praenomina)

1. An ancient Roman first name.
2. The throne name of a pharaoh, the fourth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title nswt-bjtj.

Etymology

prae- (“before”) +‎ nōmen (“name”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈnoː.men/, [prae̯ˈnoː.mẽ]

Noun

praenōmen n (genitive praenōminis); third declension

1. An ancient Roman first name.

References

• praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praenomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• praenomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praenomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin