Ngo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô, from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Ngô͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ə)ŋoʊ/, /noʊ/

Proper noun

Ngo (plural Ngos)

1. A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog Ngo, from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Ngô͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋɔ/

Proper noun

Ngo (plural Ngos)

1. A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Hokkien].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ngo is the 1062^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33005 individuals. Ngo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -gon, Ong, gon, gon', gon-, nog

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô.

Proper noun

Ngo m anim (female equivalent Ngoová)

1. a surname from Vietnamese

Declension

Declension of Ngo (masculine animate in -o)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ngo	Ngové
genitive	Nga	Ngů
dative	Ngovi	Ngům
accusative	Nga	Ngy
vocative	Ngo	Ngové
locative	Ngovi	Nzích
instrumental	Ngem	Ngy

Further reading

• “Ngo”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô.

Proper noun

Ngo m or f

1. a surname from Vietnamese

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (ngô͘) or 伍 (ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Goh, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ngo (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Anagrams

• Ong