Neo
A unisex given name originating as a coinageA unisex given name originating as a coinage.
» There is a sort of neo-classical renaissance.
Meaning
4 sensesA unisex given name originating as a coinage.
A surname.
An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.
(uncountable)An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük.
Examples
46 sentencesThere is a sort of neo-classical renaissance.
Neo faced a hail of bullets.
Neo successfully dodged all the shots.
Neo liked sitting in the sauna in the bathhouse.
Neo found out he had been living in a dream the whole time.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Recent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-ficRecent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".
Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu.
Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source