Oh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oh"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʊ/

Etymology 1

From Korean 오 (o).

Proper noun

Oh

1. A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.
   • 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 294:

     “Your son’s name. What is it?”
     “Oh. Benjamin Oh.”
     “Benjamin O … what?”
     “No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”

Etymology 2

From possibly Hokkien 胡 (Ô͘).

Proper noun

Oh

1. A surname from Chinese.

Anagrams

• 'ho, HO, Ho, H₂O, h/o, ho

Tagalog

Etymology

From Korean 오(吳) (O), via English Oh. Doublet of Go, Ngo, Goh, Wu, Gozon, and Cinco.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Oh (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

1. a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
   1. Sam Oh, tv host & radio broadcaster

Anagrams

• Ho, ho