— praenominal /pree nom"euh nl/ , adj.
/pree noh"meuhn/ , n. , pl. praenomina /-nom"euh neuh, -noh"meuh-/ , praenomens .
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as "Gaius" in "Gaius Julius Caesar." Also, prenomen .
[ 1655-65; praenomen, equiv. to prae- PRAE- + nomen NAME ]