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Ao (surname)

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Language(s)
  
Chinese

Variant(s)
  
Ngo

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Pronunciation
  
Ao (Mandarin) Ngo (Cantonese)

Ao 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. As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.

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Notable people

  • 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

    • Mythology

    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

    • References

    Ao (surname) Wikipedia
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