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[Facts] Ney, portuguese name
anyone knows what is its etymology? I think its a shorter form of another name but I cannot find what name.
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My best guess would be that it's the French surname, and a tribute to the marshal whom Napoleon called 'the bravest of the brave'. In which case it was derived from either the French or the German words for 'new' - a name given to a recent arrival in a village. Why it would be used in Portugal is another question! But he was worth commemorating.
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I've seen it in a Brazilian character and in a Brazilian historical figure.
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