Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prename

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-name
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A first name, a forename

verb

To provide with a first name.

Transitive verb

verb

To have no name change.

Transitive verb

verb

To name in advance.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English prename From pre- + name.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

prenames (plural) prenames (present, singular) prenaming (participle, present) prenamed (participle, past) prenamed (past)

Questions

What does prename mean?: A first name, a forename
Where does prename come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English prename From pre- + name.

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