prenomen

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Each monarch had two names, respectively called prenomen, or divine name, somewhat analogous to our Christian name, and the nomen, corresponding to our surname.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

The prenomen, or divine name of Rameses, means “The supreme solar god, abounding in truth, approved of Ra.”

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

This prenomen is repeated twice in each column of hieroglyphs, and as there are eight lateral columns cut by Rameses, it follows that this divine name occurs sixteen times on the obelisk.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

Old Marmaduke, for this formidable prenomen was a kind of appellative to the race, brought with him, to that asylum of the persecuted an abundance of the good things of this life.

From The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore

The foreign sovereigns, however, almost always addressed the Pharaoh by his prenomen.

From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)