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A '''Praenomen''' (Latin) is the first name given at birth to a Roman citizen in what could be up to a four name naming convention which would be followed by the [[Nomen]], the [[Cognomen]] and the [[Agnomen]].
==Example==
A good commonly known example is of [[Octavian]] who later became the adopted son of [[Julius Caesar]] and Emperor. Whereas his name ''Octavian'' was his family or gens [[nomen]], which changed upon adoption to the gens [[nomen]] of ''Julius''. While his personal / ''praenomen'' given upon birth remained the same: Gaius.
==Etymology==
''Nomen'', Latin, literally translated "''Name''"<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''nomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=nomen</ref> but in light of the ''praenomen'', the [[nomen]] should be considered as a family name. See also [[cognomen]] and [[agnomen]].
''Prae'', Latin, literally translated "before", "in front of", "forward" or "first".<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Prae''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=prae</ref>
Thereby the ''praenomen'' should be considered as as one's personal or first name given by our parents at birth.
==References==
==Example==
A good commonly known example is of [[Octavian]] who later became the adopted son of [[Julius Caesar]] and Emperor. Whereas his name ''Octavian'' was his family or gens [[nomen]], which changed upon adoption to the gens [[nomen]] of ''Julius''. While his personal / ''praenomen'' given upon birth remained the same: Gaius.
==Etymology==
''Nomen'', Latin, literally translated "''Name''"<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''nomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=nomen</ref> but in light of the ''praenomen'', the [[nomen]] should be considered as a family name. See also [[cognomen]] and [[agnomen]].
''Prae'', Latin, literally translated "before", "in front of", "forward" or "first".<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''Prae''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=prae</ref>
Thereby the ''praenomen'' should be considered as as one's personal or first name given by our parents at birth.
==References==