Neo

Prefix meaning recent

Neo is a given name, most famously the hacker protagonist in The Matrix films who discovers reality is a computer simulation.

The name suggests someone chosen or awakened: He thinks he's Neo, ready to take the red pill.

Neo also appears as a standalone word in compound movements or ideologies: Neo-Nazis gathered at the rally. (Lowercase neo is a prefix meaning new.)

Matrix

Keanu

Hawaiian cool breeze

redpill · cyberpunk · hacker · awakening · simulation · sunglasses · trenchcoat · kung-fu · prophecy · Zion

music

D'Angelo

name

nickname

Informal substitute name

handle · moniker · gamer · streamer · avatar

Categories
Opposites
temporal/historical orientation

Neopaleo

Ancestral-foods diet

proto · ancient · original · old · primitive

tradition vs. innovation

Neopaleo

Ancestral-foods diet

orthodox · traditional · conservative · classical · original

Matrix character symbolism

NeoAgent Smith

Cypher · Merovingian

Phrases
Family

neophyte, neologism, neonate, neoplasm, Neolithic, neonatal, neoprene, neoliberal, neoplasia

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG