What is the meaning of 前?

the front

the past

previous

a portion, an amount

ago

makes place names that refer to the vicinity of a point of interest

the last, the previous

pre- (of an era)

ago

before

an honorific suffix added to a noun denoting a person

chữ Hán form of tiền

1. pre-
2. early (used to distinguish similarly named dynasties)

   pre-

   early (used to distinguish similarly named dynasties)

   Source: wiktionary.org