nero
/ˈniːroʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
name
Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
name
A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.
Example Sentences
- ""Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here." "That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?""
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nerō.
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.