praenomen
noun
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
praenomina
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pluralof praenomen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Finally it is of considerable historical importance to observe that a great mass of the praenomina used for this purpose are clearly of Italic origin, e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
