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Gender: Male Meaning of Nero: "stern" Origin of Nero: Latin

Nero Origin and Meaning

The name Nero is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "stern".

The association with the infamous Nero, the fiddling Roman emperor, would be unavoidable. But there was also the detective Nero Wolfe, hero of many mystery stories.

Nero was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Lucius might be a preferable choice if you know anything about ancient Roman history.

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Famous People Named Nero

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Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus), Roman Emperor
Nero Claudius Drusus (Germanicus) (born Decimus Claudius Drusus), Roman general and statesman

Pop Culture References for the name Nero

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Nero Wolfe, detective in novels by Rex Stout
Nero, character in 2009 film 'Star Trek'
Nero, main character in video game Devil May Cry 4
Nero Padilla, character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
Nero, black cat in "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Nero Vanetti, character in the anime "91 Days"
Eddie Nero, character on TV’s “Californication”

Nicknames & Variations for Nero

Nerone, Nerron, Neron

Comments

Renee5322 Says:

2020-02-16T23:33:37

I LOVE the sound of this name, but Nero the emperor was the epitome of evil. Sigh.

ethereality Says:

2020-01-08T21:56:47

I'm a Rick Riordan fan so it's pretty much instantly a no for me, which is a shame because it's a cool name otherwise (but we can't name our kids after evil emperors, can we?)

ambercat Says:

2017-08-17T12:47:20

Just so long as his parents don't enroll him in violin lessons, we should be safe.

EW314 Says:

2016-02-05T15:23:23

This would be such a cool name if it weren't for the emperor! But I know a dog called this, and he wears it adorably well.