Praenomen \Pr[ae]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[ae]nomina}. [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
praenomen n : the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome [also: {praenomina} (pl)] praenomina See {praenomen}