Given name & surname

Luo

Luo is a surname from Mandarin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Luo comes from Mandarin.

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How it developed

A transliteration of Mandarin 洛.

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Luo’s family of names

In English usage, Luo as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Lo. In English usage, Luo as a surname has a related form in Lo. In English usage, Luo as a surname has a related form in Lo.

Walk Luo’s family in the name graph

LuoLoLaw雒駱洛罗羅

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 6

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

People named Luo

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Luo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Chinese

Lương

Lương is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Luzsoh

Luzsoh is a surname from Mandarin. It is used in Zhuang.

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Chinese

Liao

Liao is a surname from Mandarin.

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26% boys · 74% girls

Chinese

Huo

Huo is a surname from Mandarin.

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42% boys · 58% girls

Chinese

Zuo

“left-hand side”

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53% boys · 47% girls

Chinese

Nuo

“a graceful woman”

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34% boys · 66% girls

Wu

Loh

Loh is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Wu.

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33% boys · 67% girls

Chinese

Zhuo

“having great intelligence”

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50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

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