praenomen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome

WordNet

Præ*no"men noun (Also<
  • Praenomen
  • Prænomen
)
Etymology
L., fr. prae before + nomen name.
Wordforms
plural presentænomina
Definitions
  1. (Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.

Webster 1913