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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praenōmen. By surface analysis, pré- + nom.
Pronunciation
Noun
prénom m (plural prénoms)
- first name, given name
Mon prénom est Joséphine.- My first name is Joséphine.
1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l’assassin (fiction):Parfaitement ! Je ne connais qu’un seul prénom qui arrive à la cheville de Léopoldine : c’est Adèle.- Absolutely! I know only one first name that reaches the cheville of Léopoldine: it’s Adèle.
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