Oh
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oh"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oʊ/
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Oh
- A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.
- 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 294:
- “Your son’s name. What is it?”
“Oh. Benjamin Oh.”
“Benjamin O … what?”
“No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Oh
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oh is the 1978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,285 individuals. Oh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.48%) individuals.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
From Korean 오(吳) (O), via English Oh. Doublet of Go, Ngo, Goh, Wu, Gozon, and Cinco.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔo/ [ʔo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: Oh
Proper noun
Oh (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)