"Nero" meaning in English

See Nero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈniːroʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Nero.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Nerō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Nerō}} Borrowed from Latin Nerō Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nero
  1. Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Translations (Roman Emperor from 54 to 68): Νέρων (Nérōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Неро́н (Nerón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 尼祿 /尼禄 (Nílù) (Chinese Mandarin), Néron [masculine] (French), Nero [masculine] (German), Νέρων (Néron) (Greek), नेरो (nero) [masculine] (Hindi), Nearó [masculine] (Irish), Nerone [masculine] (Italian), ネロ (Japanese), 네로 (nero) (Korean), Nerō [masculine] (Latin), Neron (Middle French), Neir [masculine] (Old Irish), Neron (Polish), Nero [masculine] (Portuguese), Неро́н (Nerón) [masculine] (Russian), Neron [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Nero [masculine] (Slovak), Nerón [masculine] (Spanish), Neron (Tagalog), Neron (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Nero-en-name-yTW47PVJ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Roman Empire Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 20 25 30 8 Disambiguation of Roman Empire: 37 18 17 26 3 Disambiguation of 'Roman Emperor from 54 to 68': 74 3 11 12
  2. An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Derived forms: Neroic Related terms: Neronian, Neronic
    Sense id: en-Nero-en-name-qB~hX2oy Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 20 25 30 8
  3. Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
    Sense id: en-Nero-en-name-WpLc76zq Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 20 25 30 8
  4. A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.
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Noun

IPA: /ˈniːroʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Nero.wav [US] Forms: Neros [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Nerō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Nerō}} Borrowed from Latin Nerō Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nero (plural Neros)
  1. Any cruel and wicked tyrant.
    Sense id: en-Nero-en-noun-NVJl0LZ~

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      "glosses": [
        "Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty."
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        "An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero."
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          "text": "\"Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here.\" \"That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?\"",
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      "ipa": "/ˈniːroʊ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪəɹəʊ"
    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "Nerón",
      "sense": "Roman Emperor from 54 to 68",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Неро́н"
    },
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "Roman Emperor from 54 to 68",
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      "sense": "Roman Emperor from 54 to 68",
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      "sense": "Roman Emperor from 54 to 68",
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      "word": "Neir"
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