Pronunciation | Áo (Mandarin) ngou4 (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Ngo |
Áo is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 敖 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Ngo in Cantonese. Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.[2]
In Japanese, Ao is Japanese surname written 粟生 in Chinese character.
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