Woo

See also: woo and woo'

English

Etymology 1

From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳／吴 (Wú), 伍 (Wǔ), 武 (Wǔ), and 巫 (Wū), or from Cantonese 胡 (wu4).

Alternative forms

• Wu

Proper noun

Woo (plural Woos)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 2

Korean 우 (u).

• (surname): from Korean 禹, 於 (禹 , 於)

Alternative forms

• Ou, U, Wo, Wu

Proper noun

Woo (plural Woos)

1. A surname from Korean.

Anagrams

• OWO

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Woh (variant spelling)
• Wooch (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German wāga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔː/

Noun

Woo f (plural Wohe, diminutive Wähelche)

1. (southern and eastern Moselle Franconian) scales (instrument for measuring)