I am looking for a name for my future boy, and I am considering Neo, I knew this name from the movie Matrix, I think it's pretty cool, but I am not a native English speaker, so I am not very sure whether it is a good name or not, however, in terms of my own feelings, I think it sounds cool.
I've loved this name ever since I saw the Matrix when I was 10. It's short and simple, and sounds cool and sexy in a masculine way (probably because of Keanu Reeves). Aside from being the word for new, it reminds me of neon colours and cyberpunk. I'm surprised (and lucky) that it isn't popular, when "cool" names like Xavier and Enzo are. This is probably attributed to Neo-nazism, which is basically bigotry and football hooliganism; not things I'd ever want to associate with. But still, Neo is a very cool, modern-sounding name, without being trashy or overused.
― Anonymous User 3/5/2009
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A famous bearer of this name is the main character's hacker name in the blockbuster Matrix movies.