Lo

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Proper noun

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
  2. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Origin

From Cantonese 盧 /卢 (lou⁴) and Hokkien 盧 /卢 (Lô͘).

Related

Lu

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
  2. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Origin

From Mandarin 羅 /罗 (Luó) or Cantonese 羅 /罗 (lo⁴). Doublet of Luo and Law.

Proper noun Entry 3

  1. An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".

Derived

J-Lo Li-Lo

Proper noun Entry 4

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    • Ts’ao Chih’s “Goddess of the Lo” at first reading appears to depart from the prevailing current of realism which I have outlined above, describing as it does a vision of Fu-fei, the goddess of the Lo River, as she...
    • The waters of the Lo River enjoyed a reputation as venerable as those of the great Ho itself, into which it ultimately empties. - 1973, Edward H. Schafer, The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang...
    • He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.' - 1980, Papers on Far Eastern History,...

Origin

From Mandarin 洛 (Luò) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴.

Forms

Luo