Given name & surname

Khoo

Khoo is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Khoo comes from Hokkien.

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Khoo’s family of names

In Cebuano usage, Khoo as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with CU. In Cebuano usage, Khoo as a surname has a related form in KHU. In Cebuano usage, Khoo as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with COO.

Walk Khoo’s family in the name graph

KhooKhuCooCu

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Khoo’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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