Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ngu
- 吳the ancient state of Wu; the Wu region; surname
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- N
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters吳
Ngu is the Foochow spelling of 吳, the name of the ancient state of Wu and also a surname.
Possible characters for Ngu
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 吳
the ancient state of Wu; the Wu region; surname
Foochow ngù / Mandarin wú
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Ngu
Ngu matches the Foochow reading ngù of the character 吳, the name of the ancient state of Wu and a common surname. The spelling is found more often as a surname than as a given-name syllable. Where it appears in a name, the meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Foochow |
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Chinese names with the syllable Ngu
Sources
- MDBG: 吳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 吳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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