praenomen
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Origin of praenomen
1655–65; < Latin praenōmen, equivalent to prae- prae- + nōmen name
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Home came Richard in the wake of Miss Linley, who rejoiced in the unromantic praenomen of 'Betsy,' to her angry parent, and found matters had been running high in his short absence.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Wharton, Philip
His praenomen is given as P. in the best Tacitean MS.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
From that time forward, his only praenomen was "Rough."
From Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation by Knox, Thomas Wallace
The name by which the poet designates himself is Propertius simply; the praenomen Sextus rests on the authority of Donatus.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
But the praenomen Q. is omitted in the best MSS., and in other passages of the same author the poet is spoken of as “Catullus Veronensis.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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