If you friend is a guy, then his name "NENO" means "Darling, dear" in Chamorro language.
Chamorro people, the indigenous people of the Marianas Islands in the Western Pacific, consisting of Guam, Rota, Aguijan, Tinian, Saipan, Farallon de Medinilla, Anatahan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug and Farallon de Pajaros.