"prénom" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pʁe.nɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-prénom.ogg Forms: prénoms [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin praenōmen. By surface analysis, pré- + nom. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|praenōmen}} Learned borrowing from Latin praenōmen, {{surface analysis|fr|pré-|nom}} By surface analysis, pré- + nom Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} prénom m (plural prénoms)
  1. first name, given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Onomastics Derived forms: prénommer

Inflected forms

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