Luo

See also: luo, luó, luò, Luò, luō, luǒ, and lu'o

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.əʊ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.oʊ/, /ləˈwoʊ/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -uːəʊ, (General American) -oʊ

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Luo

1. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
2. The Nilotic language spoken by this group, also known as Dholuo.

Synonyms

• (Nilotic language): Dholuo

Translations

tribal group in eastern Africa

• Portuguese: luo m pl

• Swahili: Wajaluo

language

• Czech: luoština
• Finnish: luo (fi)
• Luo: Dholuo
• Portuguese: língua luo f, luo m

• Russian: долуо (doluo), луо (ru) (luo)
• Slovak: luoština
• Swahili: Kijaluo

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Luo, luo

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 洛 (Luò).

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Lo

Proper noun

Luo

1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
4. A surname, from Chinese of Chinese origin.

Etymology 3

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 羅／罗 (Luō).

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Lo

Proper noun

Luo

1. A surname, from Chinese of Chinese origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Luo is the 3,564^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,005 individuals. Luo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lou, UOL, oul, oul'