Etymology

neo

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Today it means: A unisex given name originating as a coinage. Full definition →

Hokkien 梁 ← Teochew 梁
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Neo · proper noun1

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".

Neo · proper noun2

  1. Teochew · borrowed from梁
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from梁
  3. English todayNeo

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu.

Neo · proper noun3

Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.

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