Ao (surname)

Summary

Áo is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 敖 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Ngo in Cantonese. Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.[2]

Ao (敖)
PronunciationÁo (Mandarin)
ngou4 (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Ngo

In Japanese, Ao is Japanese surname written 粟生 in Chinese character.

Notable people edit

  • Ao Taosun (敖陶孫; 1154–1227), Song dynasty poet
  • Ao Zongqing (敖宗慶; 16th century), Ming dynasty governor of Yunnan province
  • Ao Yu-hsiang (敖幼祥; born 1956), Taiwanese cartoonist
  • Ao Kuo-chu (敖國珠; born 1969), Taiwanese journalist
  • Ao Long (敖龍), Cantonese opera performer and actor
  • Ngo Ka-nin (born 1976), Hong Kong actor
  • Ao Feifan (born 1989), football player
  • Ao Rui-peng (敖瑞鹏; born 1995), Chinese actor
  • Takahiro Ao (粟生 隆寛, born 1984), Japanese former professional boxer

Mythology edit

In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are surnamed Ao:

  • Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea
  • Ao Qin (敖欽), Dragon King of the South Sea
  • Ao Run (敖閏), Dragon King of the West Sea
  • Ao Shun (敖順), Dragon King of the North Sea

See also edit

  • Ou, commonly romanized as Ao in Cantonese

References edit

  1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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