Nero

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
  2. An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
  3. Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
  4. A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.
noun
  1. Any cruel and wicked tyrant.

Pronunciation

/ˈniːroʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Nero.wav

Word forms

Nero Neros

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nerō.

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