Neri
See also: neri
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Neri; this surname is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries.
Proper noun
Neri (plural Neris)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Neri is the 4393rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8095 individuals. Neri is most common among Hispanic/Latino (59.77%) and White (31.96%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Neri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 659.
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Neri, from Italian Neri.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ne‧ri
Proper noun
Neri
- a Sephardic Jewish surname
Italian
Etymology
From the apheresis of several medieval personal names, such as Raineri, Guarneri or Maineri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈne.ri/, (traditional) /ˈnɛ.ri/[1]
- Rhymes: -eri, (traditional) -ɛri
- Hyphenation: Né‧ri, (traditional) Nè‧ri
Proper noun
Neri m
- a male given name
Proper noun
Neri m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name
References
- Neri in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022
Anagrams
- reni
Latin
Etymology
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Celtic *neros (“hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“man”),[1] meaning the "Heroes" or similar.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.riː/, [ˈnɛriː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.ri/, [ˈnɛːri]
Proper noun
Nerī m pl (genitive Nerōrum); second declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallaecia
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nerī |
| Genitive | Nerōrum |
| Dative | Nerīs |
| Accusative | Nerōs |
| Ablative | Nerīs |
| Vocative | Nerī |
Descendants
- ⇒ Galician: Terra de Soneira
References
- Neri in Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.
- E. R. Luján (2006). "Pueblos celtas y no celtas de la Galicia Antigua: Fuentes literarias frente a Fuentes epigraficas".
- Cf. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Neri
- a male given name
Waray-Waray
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ne‧ri
Proper noun
Neri
- a Sephardic Jewish surname