Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praenomen

/pɹiˈnoʊ.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: praenomen
IPA: /pɹiˈnoʊ.mən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A first name or given name; particularly the first of the tria nomina (three nouns) borne by free male Roman citizens.

noun

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.

noun

The genus name in a binomial scientific name.

Example Sentences

"Julius Caesar's praenomen was Gaius."
"The Romans evolved a quite different system of nomenclature, which in its classical form consisted of three names, the praenomen (e.g. Marcus), nomen (e.g. Tullius), and cognomen (e.g. Cicero), and two other designations (the name of the father and of the tribe): […]"
"Tutankhamun's praenomen or throne name was Nebkheperrure, "Lord of the forms of Ra"."
"The old explanation was that the Greeks applied the name [λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos)] to it [the Temple of Hawara] because the prenomen or "throne-name" of its builder, Amenemhat III., would have been pronounced *Nemarîᵉ, and, by a usual interchange of n with l, transliterated into Greek as Labaris or Lamaris."
"In the name Tyrannosaurus rex, "Tyrannosaurus" is the praenomen."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: praenōmen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹiˈnoʊ.mən/
British English: /pɹiːˈnəʊ.mən/

Inflected Forms

praenomens (plural) praenomina (plural) prænomen (alternative) prenomen (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

praenominal nomen cognomen agnomen serekh name Two Ladies name gold name

Rhymes With

roman abdomen bowman omen showman yeoman nomen gnomon roamin' foeman

Questions

How do you pronounce praenomen?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈnoʊ.mən/.
What does praenomen mean?: A first name or given name; particularly the first of the tria nomina (three nouns) borne by free male Roman citizens.
Where does praenomen come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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