"Teo" meaning in English

See Teo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Teo
  1. Alternative form of Teos (“ancient Greek city”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Teos (extra: ancient Greek city)
    Sense id: en-Teo-en-name-TXXbrzbK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Teos [plural], Teoh [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 張 /张 (Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ). Doublet of Chang. Compare Tagalog Tiu / Tio. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-hbl|張|tr=Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ}} Borrowed from Hokkien 張 /张 (Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ), {{doublet|en|Chang}} Doublet of Chang, {{cog|tl|Tiu}} Tagalog Tiu Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Teo (plural Teos)
  1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) A surname from Chinese. Tags: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-Teo-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): Bruneian English, English surnames, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "Chang",
      "Chang#English"
    ],
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      "Tiu#Tagalog"
    ],
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      "张#Hokkien"
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      "Chang",
      "Chang#English"
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      "Tiu",
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      "Tio",
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