Neri (Hebrew: נֵרִי) (lit. "my candle/lamp") is a unisex given name of distinct double origins—one coming from Hebrew and the other from Italian. The Hebrew form is derived from Hebrew ner, meaning "candle". It is a variant form of Neriya, meaning "Yah (יהו/יה) is my candle (נֵרִי)". The Italian form is a medieval derivate from the Italian name Ranieri, or Guarneri.
Notable people with the name include:
Neri di Bicci (1419–1491), Italian painter
Neri Bandiera (born 1989), Argentine footballer
Neri Cardozo (born 1986), Argentine footballer
Neri Colmenares (born 1959), Filipino human rights lawyer and activist
Neri Corsini (disambiguation)
Neri Marcorè (born 1966), Italian actor, voice actor, imitator, TV presenter and singer
Neri Naig, Filipina actress Nerizza Garcia Presnede Naig-Miranda (born 1985)
Neri Oxman (born 1976), Israeli architect, designer, and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
Neri Parenti (born 1950), Italian director and screenwriter