Neri (name)
| NERI | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "my candle", "my oil lamp" [1] |
Neri (Hebrew: נֵרִי) (lit. "my candle/lamp) is an unisex given name mainly used in Israel. Its derived from "Ner" which means candle in Hebrew. It is a variant form of "Neriya" [2] — "God (יהו/יה) is my candle (נֵרִי)".
People with the given name Neri
- Neri Oxman, Israeli architect, designer, and professor at the MIT
- Neri Livneh, Israeli journalist [3] of the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
See also
- Neri (surname), italian surname
- Neria meaning mine in Basque language.
- Nerice meaning from the sea in Greek language.
- Nerida meaning Sea Nymph; Daughter of Nereus in Greek Mythology.
References
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