Ngo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô, from Hokkien 吳 / 吴 (Ngô͘).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ə)ŋoʊ/, /noʊ/
Proper noun
Ngo (plural Ngos)
- A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Tagalog Ngo, from Hokkien 吳 / 吴 (Ngô͘).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋɔ/
Proper noun
Ngo (plural Ngos)
- A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Hokkien].
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ngo is the 1062nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33005 individuals. Ngo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.46%) individuals.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈŋɡo]
Proper noun
Ngo m anim (female equivalent Ngoová)
- a surname from Vietnamese
Declension
Further reading
- “Ngo”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô.
Proper noun
Ngo m or f
- a surname from Vietnamese
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 吳/吴 (ngô͘) or 伍 (ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Goh, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈŋo/ [ˈŋo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: Ngo
Proper noun
Ngo (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien