"Lo" meaning in English

See Lo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lo
  1. An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-". Derived forms: J-Lo, Li-Lo
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-cI4Ir0lS Categories (other): Nicknames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 20 9 10 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 15 14 14 15 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Luo [alternative]
Etymology: From Mandarin 洛 (Luò) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^洛}} Mandarin 洛 (Luò), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lo
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-5U~zf9fP Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Cantonese 盧 /卢 (lou⁴) and Hokkien 盧 /卢 (Lô͘). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|盧}} Cantonese 盧 /卢 (lou⁴), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|盧|tr=Lô͘}} Hokkien 盧 /卢 (Lô͘) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lo
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-0EV1VJgJ Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16
  2. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-FhlDFLu~ Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Lu
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 羅 /罗 (Luó) or Cantonese 羅 /罗 (lo⁴). Doublet of Luo and Law. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^羅}} Mandarin 羅 /罗 (Luó), {{bor|en|yue|羅}} Cantonese 羅 /罗 (lo⁴), {{doublet|en|Luo|Law}} Doublet of Luo and Law Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lo
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-5U~zf9fP1 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16
  2. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
    Sense id: en-Lo-en-name-0EV1VJgJ1 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 17 16 15 17 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Related terms: Loe, Loew, Lœw, Loewe, Lœwe, Löw, Løw, Low, Löwe, Lowe, Løwe

Inflected forms

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