Neo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neo"

English

Etymology 1

Recent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".

Proper noun

Neo

  1. A male given name originating as a coinage.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion5 / niên5). Doublet of Niu.

Proper noun

Neo

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Neo is the 80131st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 237 individuals. Neo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.22%) and White individuals (10.97%).

Etymology 3

Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.

Proper noun

Neo

  1. An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Neo (uncountable)

  1. An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Modern coinage from English Neo of the film The Matrix. Compare also Nea.

Proper noun

Neo c (genitive Neos)

  1. a male given name

References

[1] Statistics Sweden: 3173 males with the given name Neo living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2010. Accessed on 10 April 2014.

Anagrams

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