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Ngo.

A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/(ə)ŋoʊ//noʊ/
  1. A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô, from Hokkien 吳 /吴 (Ngô͘).

name/ˈŋɔ/
  1. A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Hokkien].

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tagalog Ngo, from Hokkien 吳 /吴 (Ngô͘).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.