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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔo/, [ʔo]

Proper noun

Oh (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

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