- a variation of praenomen.
prenomen
Americannoun
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prenomina,
plural
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prenomens
plural
noun
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These, by a curtailment or national corruption of their proper prenomen, would be ordinarily styled Sandy this, Jock that.
From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry
Each monarch had two names, respectively called prenomen, or divine name, somewhat analogous to our Christian name, and the nomen, corresponding to our surname.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
To this influence our clay tablets bear witness by twice making emphatic reference to the days of the powerful “Manakhbiria”—the prenomen of King Thutmosis III.
From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)
He has since generally been known in history, however, by the simple prenomen, Nero.
From Nero Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
The various Terraces, each with a prenomen more graceful than the other, are the same.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
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