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Surname Ko

許 · 高

Ko is a Chinese surname spelling from the Hokkien or Hakka reading of 許 or 高; the actual character depends on the family.

Characters for the surname Ko

The spelling Ko is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 許

    allow, permit; promise; surname

    Hokkien khó͘ / Mandarin xǔ

    attested

  • 高

    tall, high; surname

    Hokkien ko / Hakka kô / Mandarin gāo

許 all spellings of xǔ高 all spellings of gāo

Possible characters for Ko

Ko 許 xǔ · Hokkien 高 gāo · Hokkien · Hakka
The spelling Ko can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
許xǔ · Hokkien
高gāo · Hokkien · Hakka

Other spellings of the same character

  • Koh 許 高Hokkien, Teochew
  • Hee 許Hakka, Hokkien

About the surname Ko

Ko is a surname spelling that can stand for several characters. 許 is read khó͘ in Hokkien and is more often spelled Khoo or Koh, with Hsu and Xu as its Mandarin spellings. 高 ('tall, high') is read ko in Hokkien and kô in Hakka, and spelled Gao in Mandarin. The actual character depends on the family.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 許 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 高 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. MDBG: 許 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. MDBG: 高 · mdbg.net · meaning

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