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Surname Gho

吳

Gho is a Chinese surname written 吳, a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of the name spelled Wu in Mandarin.

Characters for the surname Gho

The spelling Gho is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 吳

    name of an ancient state; surname

    Hokkien gô͘ / Teochew ghou5 / Mandarin wú

    attested

吳 all spellings of wú

Possible characters for Gho

Gho 吳 wú · Hokkien · Teochew
In our records the spelling Gho stands for 吳.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
吳wú · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Goh 吳Hokkien, Teochew
  • Go 吳Hokkien
  • Ng 吳Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew

About the surname Gho

Gho is a spelling of the surname 吳 (simplified 吴) from the Hokkien gô͘ and Teochew ghou5 pronunciations; in Mandarin it is Wu. Other spellings of the same character include Goh, Ngo and Ng. The character is also the name of the ancient state of Wu.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 吳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 吳 · mdbg.net · meaning

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