Neo

See also: neo, NEO, neó, Néo, ne'o, neo-, néo-, and 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

male given name

• French: Néo (fr)
• Swedish: Neo (sv)

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 80131^st 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

• -one, EON, NOE, Noe, eno-, eon, one

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

• eon