🔥Nero

Latin
"stern"

Nero Origin and Meaning

The name Nero is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "stern".

The association with the infamous Nero, the fiddling Roman emperor, would be unavoidable. But there was also the detective Nero Wolfe, hero of many mystery stories.

Nero was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Lucius might be a preferable choice if you know anything about ancient Roman history.

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Famous People Named Nero

  • Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus)
    Roman Emperor
  • Nero Claudius Drusus (Germanicus) (born Decimus Claudius Drusus)
    Roman general and statesman

Nero in Pop Culture

  • Nero Wolfe
    detective in novels by Rex Stout
  • Nero
    character in 2009 film 'Star Trek'
  • Nero
    main character in video game Devil May Cry 4
  • Nero Padilla
    character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
  • Nero
    black cat in "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
  • Nero Vanetti
    character in the anime "91 Days"
  • Eddie Nero
    character on TV’s “Californication”