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

Vorname

prénom

voornaam

nombre de pila

isim

prenombre

prénoms

Etymology

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