Meanings
nemo1
- abbreviationacronymdatednot comparablebroadcastingAcronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.
In New York City alone, there are nearly three dozen of these "nemo" points from which speeches, music, and entertainment are broadcast regularly.
1929, Popular Science, volume 115, number 4, page 1531 more example
All "nemo" broadcasting, except entirely musical, would be abandoned. Stations would not risk broadcasting anything arising outside the studio, as there would be no editorial or censorship power.
1935, Alison Reppy, Air Law Review, volume 6, page 86
NEMO2
NEMO3
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of NF-kappa-B essential modulator.
NEMO deficiency syndrome
Nemo4
- A male given name from Latin.
- A diminutive of the male given name Geronimo.
- A surname
- Alternative letter-case form of NEMO (“northeastern Missouri”).
Origin
- Latinnemo
- EnglishNemo
From Latin nemo. The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.
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nemo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nemo
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