PRENOMEN, PRÆNOMEN, amongst the ancient Romans, a name prefixed to the family name, and answering to our Christian name; such as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, and the like.
Prenzlau PRENZLOW, a city, the capital of a circle of the same name, in the province of Potsdam in Prussia. It is situated on the river Ucker, and on the north bank of the lake Unteruck. It contains seven Protestant churches, and an institution for education, with nine professors, several hospitals and poor-houses, about nine hundred houses and 10,000 inhabitants, amongst whom is a colony of Frenchmen, established by Protestant refugees. It has considerable manufactures of linen, woollen, and cotton goods, besides tanneries, distilleries and breweries.