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Neo - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Neo

[ 2 syll. neo, ne-o ] The boy name Neo is pronounced as NIYow KEY. Neo is used chiefly in the English and Italian languages, and its origin is English. The name is derived from the prefix meaning 'new', which is ultimately of the Greek 'neos' (new).

Neo is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Neo include Na'im (Arabic), Naaman (English), Nahma, Nahman (Hebrew), Nahum (English, German, and Hebrew), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Neean (English), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Newman (English), Nhean (Cambodian), Nian (English), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), Noah (English, German, and Slavic), Numa (Italian), Nuno (Portuguese), Nuño (Spanish), and Nuri (English and Hebrew).

KEY: Pronunciation for Neo: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
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Meaning of Neo