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BoyPronounced English /ˈnɛp.tuːn/; English /ˈnɛp.tjuːn/

Neptune

A name meaning "wet, damp, clouds".

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Neptune is a boy name meaning "wet, damp, clouds".

Pronunciation: English /ˈnɛp.tuːn/; English /ˈnɛp.tjuːn/.

GenderBoy
Meaningwet, damp, clouds
PronunciationEnglish /ˈnɛp.tuːn/; English /ˈnɛp.tjuːn/

Meaning and history

This name comes from the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Indo-European root * nebh- "wet, damp, clouds". Neptune was the god of the sea in Roman mythology, approximately equivalent to the Greek god Poseidon. This is also the name of the eighth planet in the solar system.

Notes and context

Usage: roman mythology