Loh

See also: loh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, including

  • 羅／罗 (Mandarin: Luó; Cantonese: lo4; Hakka: Lò; Hokkien: Lô; Teochew: lo5),
  • 盧／卢 (Cantonese: lou4; Teochew: lou5),
  • Wu 陸／陆 (8loq),
  • 駱／骆 (Mandarin: Luò; Hokkien: Lo̍h), etc.

Proper noun

Loh (plural Lohs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Loh is the 12921st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2379 individuals. Loh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.02%) and White (18.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Middle High German lōch, Old High German lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh.

Noun

Loh m or n (strong, genitive Lohs, plural Lohe)

  1. (obsolete) grove, small wood
    Synonyms: Gebüsch, Hain

Declension

Declension of Loh [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Loh die Lohe
genitive eines des Lohs der Lohe
dative einem dem Loh den Lohen
accusative einen, ein den, das Loh die Lohe

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German lōn, from Old High German lōn, from Proto-West Germanic *laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą. Cognate with German Lohn, Dutch loon.

Noun

Loh m (plural Leh)

  1. wage, wages
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