"Mo" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈməʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mo.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mo
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, Moritz, or Mortimer. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Mo-en-name-Gb1AaX1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 32 5 11
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie, Maureen, Moira, or Monica. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Mo-en-name-lCDbUUgC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈməʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mo.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò). Etymology templates: {{transliteration|en|zh|莫|tr=mò}} Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mo
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Mo-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈməʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mo.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mo
  1. (slang) Clipping of Moët. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: Moët
    Sense id: en-Mo-en-name-qzBkhkxp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Mo meaning in English (5.4kB)

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