Ho

Ho

1. (chemistry) holmium.

From Ho 𑣙𑣉𑣉 (hoː, “Human being”).

Ho pl (plural only)

1. A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering around 1 million, mainly following the religion of Sarna Dhorom

Ho

1. A Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh.

Borrowed from Chinese 何 (Mandarin: Hé, Cantonese: ho⁴, Hakka: Hò, Min Nan: Hô), or from Vietnamese Hồ.

Ho

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ho is the 691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49817 individuals. Ho is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.06%) individuals.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ho terms
• Ethnologue entry for Ho, hoc ⁠

• OH, Oh, oh

Borrowed from Vietnamese Hồ.

Ho m anim

1. a surname from Vietnamese

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Hồ.

Ho m or f

1. a surname from Vietnamese

From Hakka 何 (hé).

Ho

1. a surname from Hakka

From Middle High German hage, a merger of Old High German hag and hagan, from variants of Proto-Germanic *hagô (stem uncertain). Cognate with German Hag and Hain, Dutch haag, English haw. The feminine gender also in Middle Dutch haghe, Middle Low German hāge.

• IPA^(key): /ho/, [hoː]
• Rhymes: -oː

Ho f (plural Hoen)

1. hedge

• Heck

From Hokkien 何 (Hô) or 侯 (Hô͘).

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

Ho (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, most notably borne by:
   • Gretchen Ho, volleyball player and television host

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ho is the 730^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 12,696 individuals.