nero

/N IH1 R OW0/
noun
  1. 1

    Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

  2. 2

    Any cruel and wicked tyrant.

  3. 3

    An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.

  4. 4

    Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.

  5. 5

    A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.