praenomen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Roman given 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.
  3. The genus name in a binomial scientific name.

Pronunciation

/pɹiːˈnəʊ.mən/ /pɹiˈnoʊ.mən/

Word forms

praenomen praenomens praenomina prænomen prenomen

Etymology

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

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