Lo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Lo

1. An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".

Derived terms

• J-Lo
• Li-Lo

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 洛 (Luò) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴.

Proper noun

Lo

1. Alternative form of Luo
   • 1971, Burton Watson, “Introduction”, in Chinese Rhyme-Prose‎^[1], Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57:

     Ts’ao Chih’s “Goddess of the Lo” at first reading appears to depart from the prevailing current of realism which I have outlined above, describing as it does a vision of Fu-fei, the goddess of the Lo River, as she reveals herself to the poet.

   • 1973, Edward H. Schafer, The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature‎^[2], San Francisco: North Point Press, published 1980, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:

     The waters of the Lo River enjoyed a reputation as venerable as those of the great Ho itself, into which it ultimately empties.

   • 1980, Papers on Far Eastern History‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:

     He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.'

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Lo.

Translations

Luo — see Luo

Etymology 3

From Cantonese 盧／卢 (lou⁴). Doublet of Lu.

Proper noun

Lo

1. A surname from Chinese.

Anagrams

• -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 羅／罗 (luó).

Proper noun

Lo

1. a surname from Hakka

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German lāga. Cognate with German Lage. Related to leien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

Lo f (plural Loen)

1. layer

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 盧／卢 (Lô͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo/, [ˈlo]

Proper noun

Lo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)

1. a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan of Hokkien origin

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lo is the 434^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,365 individuals.