Where is Nereus from?

My guess is...

Cameroon

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12%

Dominican Republic

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10%

China

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8%

I'm 86% certain Nereus is Male.

According to a dataset of 17, the average Nereus is around 42 years old.


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Learn about the name Nereus

Meaning of the name Nereus

Derived from Greek νηρός (neros) meaning "water". In Greek myth this was the name of a god of the sea, the father of the Nereids. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament, belonging to a Christian in Rome. This was also the name of a Roman saint of the 1st century, a member of the army, who was martyred with his companion Achilleus because they refused to execute Christians.

Characteristics of the name Nereus

OriginsBiblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
PronouncedNEH-REWS(Classical Greek)
GenderMasculine
Traitscomplex, strong, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy

How do we know this about Nereus

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.