Goh

See also: GOH, GoH, goh, and Gôh

English

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘), or less commonly, 伍 (Gó͘).

Alternative forms

• Go (via Hokkien) (Gô͘)
• Wu (via Mandarin) (Wú)
• Ng (via Cantonese)

Proper noun

Goh (plural Gohs)

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Translations

Chinese surname

• Chinese: 吳／吴 (zh)/吴 (zh)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goh is the 18,208^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1528 individuals. Goh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.76%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From French Gôh.

Alternative forms

• Gôh

Proper noun

Goh

1. A region of Ivory Coast

Synonyms

• Gôh
• Gôh Region
• Goh Region

 

Coordinate terms

• Fromager (region replaced by Goh)

 

Translations

region of Cote d'Ivoire

• French: Gôh

Anagrams

• OHG, OHG., gho, hog

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘, Ngô͘) or 伍 (Gó͘, Ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Ngo, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo/ [ˈɡo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Goh

Proper noun

Goh (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien