Nero
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Nero
- /ˈniːroʊ/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Nerō.
proper noun
- Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
- An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
- Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
- A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life. "Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here." "That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?"
noun Neros
- Any cruel and wicked tyrant.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: black, niro, ebony, jet, inky, coal-black, pitch-black, sable, raven, midnight, soot-black, charcoal, obsidian, onyx, dusky, swart
Translations
Talk about this word "Nero." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nero. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nero. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nero "Nero." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nero.Cite this
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title = {Nero},
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