Meaning and Origin
What does the name Neco mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Neco
User Submitted Origins
Welsh
67%
English
20%
Italian
7%
Greek
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Neco means "People of victory".
- A submission from Oregon, U.S. says the name Neco means "Sunshine".
- A submission from Wisconsin, U.S. says the name Neco means "Lamp" and is of English origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Wiktionary
From Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”); see also noxius (“harmful”), noceō (“I hurt, harm”), nex (“murder, violent death”) (as opposed to mors), as well as Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, “a dead body”) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-nathayatiy, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieiti, “disappears”), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎 (nasu-, “corpse”), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, “disappear, perish”).