praenomen

Meaning

1. (historical) An Ancient Roman given name.
2. (historical) 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.
3. The genus name in a binomial scientific name.

Synonyms

first name

baptismal name

forename

given name

Translations

nome de baptismo

nome di battesimo

nombre de pila

Pränomen

prénom

voornaam

Vorname

prenombre

praenomen

eski Roma’da isim

isim

προωνύμιο

prénoms

prénom romain

prenome

Etymology

From Latin praenōmen, from prae- (“pre-: before”) + nōmen (“name, family name”).