Goh

See also: GOH, GoH, goh, and Gôh

English

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘), or less commonly, 伍 (Gó͘).

Alternative forms

Go (via Hokkien) (Gô͘)
Wu (via Mandarin) (Wú)
Ng (via Cantonese)

Proper noun

Goh (plural Gohs)

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Translations

Chinese surname

Chinese: 吳 / 吴 (zh)/吴 (zh)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Goh is the 18,208^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1528 individuals. Goh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.76%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From French Gôh.

Alternative forms

Gôh

Proper noun

Goh

A region of Ivory Coast.

Synonyms

Gôh
Gôh Region
Goh Region

Coordinate terms

Fromager (region replaced by Goh)

Translations

region of Cote d'Ivoire

French: Gôh

Anagrams

OHG, OHG., gho, hog

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘, Ngô͘) or 伍 (Gó͘, Ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Ngo, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo/ [ˈɡo]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: Goh

Proper noun

Goh (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓ)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien