"Oh" meaning in English

See Oh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /oʊ/
Etymology: From Korean 오(吳) (O). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|^오(吳)}} Korean 오(吳) (O) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oh
  1. A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.
    Sense id: en-Oh-en-name-aKz9zFIu Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 19 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /oʊ/
Etymology: From possibly Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|胡|tr=Ô͘}} Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oh
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Oh-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Korean 오(吳) (O).",
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          "_dis": "37 19 22 22",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 294",
          "text": "“Your son’s name. What is it?”\n“Oh. Benjamin Oh.”\n“Benjamin O … what?”\n“No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/oʊ/"
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  "word": "Oh"
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          "text": "“Your son’s name. What is it?”\n“Oh. Benjamin Oh.”\n“Benjamin O … what?”\n“No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”",
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/oʊ/"
    }
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  "word": "Oh"
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    {
      "ipa": "/oʊ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Oh"
}

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