Neri
[ˈnɛri]Meaning
Hebrew נֵרִי, "my candle"; Italian form of Ranieri
Background Story
Neri is a given name with two separate origins, one Hebrew and one Italian: the Hebrew נֵרִי means "my candle" and is a variant of Neriya, "Yah is my candle", while the Italian form is a medieval derivative of Ranieri or Guarneri. As a surname it was borrowed into English from Italian Neri and is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries, and the Cebuano surname comes from Spanish Neri, itself from Italian. A contributor's submission additionally records Neri as a given name in Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Japanese, Spanish, Norwegian and Hebrew.
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