How To Use Praenomen In A Sentence
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Of course this is possible, especially considering that Etruscans did make use of abbreviations normally for the praenomen of the deceased in funerary inscriptions.
Defining valid Etruscan word-initial clusters
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A freed slave generally assumed his former master's praenomen and nomen.
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Their descendants were distinguished by various praenomina and cognomina [285], but rejected by common consent the praenomen of (193) Lucius, when, of the two races who bore it, one individual had been convicted of robbery, and another of murder.
De vita Caesarum
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*Vanalas may be understood as "of Venel praenomen".
Archive 2009-01-01
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They seem to give the praenomen (personal name) Titus to the same man, and a Titus Petronius Niger is attested as consul on Herculaneum tablets.
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Their descendants were distinguished by various praenomina and cognomina [285], but rejected by common consent the praenomen of (193) Lucius, when, of the two races who bore it, one individual had been convicted of robbery, and another of murder.
De vita Caesarum
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Lots of Marks around, here and in Western Europe and that makes sense - Marcus was a common Roman praenomen (essentially the equivalent of a first name), and the Romans had very few such common names.
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This, called the praenomen, was conferred on the child when a babe with a ceremony not unlike that of our baptism.
The Life of Cicero
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Vanalas may be understood as "of Venel praenomen".
Nouns modifying nouns in Etruscan and related languages
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I'm not complaining - I'm just wondering why some Roman names (many of the nomens, a few of the praenomens) have gotten so popular in Western Europe and America, while others have been completely forgotten.
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Metellus is an unhappy choice of name then, because not only is a cognomen used as praenomen, but it's also one of those cognomen closely associated with one powerful family.
The Legions of Rome: novelizations - "Soldier of Rome 1/2" by James Mace and "Marius Mules" by SJ Turney (Overview/Review by Liviu Suciu)
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From the 5th Dynasty on, there would be only a few kings that did not have the theophorous element ‘Re’ in their praenomen.
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He therefore changed his praenomen to that of his adoptive father, and put his former nomen among his cognomina.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
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This praenomen is in turn attributable to the attested Latin name Sentius.
Archive 2010-08-01
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Firstly Sentina can be securely formed from the combination of praenomen Sentiie TLE 113: Senties 'of Sentiie' plus the suffix of appurtenance -na.
Sentina, an Etruscanized Latin name
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Bring back Gaius as a good Latin praenomen, say I.
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‘Nothing…’ Nero lied, ignoring the use of his praenomen as a playful, boyishly immature slur.
