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Definition of "praenomen" [præ•no•men]

  • A first or given name. (noun)
  • The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Gaius in Gaius Julius Caesar. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "praenomen" in a sentence
  • "This, called the praenomen, was conferred on the child when a babe with a ceremony not unlike that of our baptism."
  • "This praenomen is in turn attributable to the attested Latin name Sentius."
  • "Firstly Sentina can be securely formed from the combination of praenomen Sentiie TLE 113: Senties 'of Sentiie' plus the suffix of appurtenance -na."