prénom

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See also: prenom

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praenōmen. By surface analysis, pré- +‎ nom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁe.nɔ̃/
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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 [Hygiene and the 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.

Derived terms

prénommer

Further reading

“prénom”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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