Nero
/ˈniːroʊ/
Nero proper noun: roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Proper noun
Nero
- 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?"1963, Rex Stout, Trio for Blunt Instruments, Random House LLC, published 2010, →ISBN
Noun
Nero (plural Neros)
- Any cruel and wicked tyrant.
Nero meaning in Hindi and Tagalog
Nero in Hindi
- Roman Emperor from 54 to 68
- नेरो nero
Nero in Tagalog
- Roman Emperor from 54 to 68
- Neron
Forms of Nero
| plural | Neros |
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Origin of Nero
Borrowed from Latin Nerō.
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Questions about Nero
- What does Nero mean?
- Nero means roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
- What is Nero in Hindi?
- Nero in Hindi is नेरो (nero). See Nero meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nero?
- Nero can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Nero?
- Nero is pronounced /ˈniːroʊ/.
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