Neri
See also: neri
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Neri; this surname is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries.
Proper noun edit
Neri (plural Neris)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Neri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 659.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Neri, from Italian Neri.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ne‧ri
Proper noun edit
Neri
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From the apheresis of several medieval personal names, such as Raineri, Guarneri or Maineri.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈne.ri/, (traditional) /ˈnɛ.ri/[1]
- Rhymes: -eri, (traditional) -ɛri
- Hyphenation: Né‧ri, (traditional) Nè‧ri
Proper noun edit
Neri m
- a male given name
Proper noun edit
Neri m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name
References edit
- ^ Neri in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.riː/, [ˈnɛriː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.ri/, [ˈnɛːri]
Proper noun edit
Nerī m pl (genitive Nerōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nerī |
| Genitive | Nerōrum |
| Dative | Nerīs |
| Accusative | Nerōs |
| Ablative | Nerīs |
| Vocative | Nerī |
Descendants edit
- ⇒ Galician: Terra de Soneira
References edit
- 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 edit
Proper noun edit
Neri
- a male given name
Waray-Waray edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ne‧ri
Proper noun edit
Neri