Naro

See also: naro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Naro.

Proper noun

Naro (plural Naros)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Naro is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Naro is most common among White (90.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Naro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 650.

Anagrams

• Arno, NRAO, roan, Anor, Oran, Rona, Nora, 'rona, Aron, rona, RONA

Italian

Etymology

Disputed. Theorized origins include:

• Ancient Greek ναρόν (narón, “current”)
• Ancient Greek νηρόν (nērón) / νερόν (nerón), both meaning "water"
• Arabic نَهَر (nahar, “river”)

Proper noun

Naro m

1. A river in Sicily

Proper noun

Naro f

1. A town and comune of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Proper noun

Naro m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Derived terms

• narese

Anagrams

• Arno, orna

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The river in Mostar

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈna.roː/, [ˈnäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ro/, [ˈnäːro]

Proper noun

Narō m sg (genitive Narōnis); third declension

1. A river in Dalmatia that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Narō
genitive	Narōnis
dative	Narōnī
accusative	Narōnem
ablative	Narōne
vocative	Narō

Descendants

• Narōna

References

• “Naro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Naro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Naro”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly