prénom

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)

  1. 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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