"Neo" meaning in English

See Neo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: 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". Head templates: {{en-prop}} Neo
  1. A male given name originating as a coinage. Translations (male given name): Néo (French), Neo (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Neo-en-name-Zkzu-14F Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 36 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-hbl|梁|tr=Niû, Niô͘}} Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), {{sup|5}} ⁵, {{sup|5}} ⁵, {{bor|en|nan-tws|梁|tr=nion⁵ / niên⁵}} Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵), {{doublet|en|Niu}} Doublet of Niu Head templates: {{en-prop}} Neo
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Neo-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004. Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (keyboard layout)}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Neo
  1. An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.
    Sense id: en-Neo-en-name-A7RItIcr Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 36 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|-}} Neo (uncountable)
  1. An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Neo-en-name-xvMqDwdL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Artificial languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 36 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 13 25 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 36 35 Disambiguation of Artificial languages: 27 3 24 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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