Given name & surname

Chiao

Chiao is a surname from Chinese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Chiao is a form of Qiao. Qiao comes from Mandarin.

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Chiao’s family of names

In English usage, Chiao as a surname has a related form in Qiao. In English usage, Chiao as a surname has a related form in JIAO.

Walk Chiao’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Chinese

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12% boys · 88% girls

Chinese

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Chinese

Liao

Liao is a surname from Mandarin.

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Hsiao

Hsiao is a surname from Mandarin.

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Korean

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Choo is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Korean.

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30% boys · 70% girls

Wade–Giles

Chiu

Chiu is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Wade–Giles. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Chinese

Chiong

Chiong is a surname from Cantonese. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Wade–Giles

Ch'i

Ch'i is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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