Lo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"
English
Proper noun
Lo
- 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
- Alternative form of Luo
- 1971, Burton Watson, “Introduction”, in Chinese Rhyme-Prose, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 75-159674, OCLC 489779153, 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, Schafer, Edward H., The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature, San Francisco: North Point Press, published 1980, →ISBN, LCCN 80-15073, OCLC 491390531, OL 4100644M, 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, ISSN 0048-2870, OCLC 2265702, 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.
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Translations
Luo — see Luo
Anagrams
- -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hakka 羅／罗 (luó).
Proper noun
Lo
- 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)
- layer
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien 盧 (Lô͘).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlo/, [ˈlo]
Proper noun
Lo
- a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan of Hokkien origin
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lo is the 434th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,365 individuals.