Neri (given name)

Neri (Hebrew: נֵרִי‎) (lit. "my candle/lamp") is a unisex given name mainly used in Israel. Its derived from "Ner" which means candle in Hebrew. It is a variant form of "Neriya" [1], meaning "Yah (יהו/יה) is my candle (נֵרִי)".

It may refer to:

  • Neri di Bicci (1419–1491), Italian painter
  • Neri Bandiera (born 1989), Argentine footballer
  • Neri Cardozo (born 1986), Argentine footballer
  • Neri Corsini (disambiguation)
  • Neri Marcorè (born 1966), Italian actor, voice actor, imitator, TV presenter and singer
  • Neri Naig, Filipina actress Nerizza Garcia Presnede Naig-Miranda (born 1985)
  • Neri Oxman (born 1976), Israeli architect, designer, and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
  • Neri Parenti (born 1950), Italian director and screenwriter
  • Neri Puckett Dewitt (born 1982), An Ohio woman

See also
  • Nery McKeen (born 1957), Cuban retired middle distance runner

References
  1. "Hebrew Names - The Biblical Era".
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