Nero
Meanings
name
- 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.
noun
- Any cruel and wicked tyrant.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nerō.
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