Ao, Estonia
Ao is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
Name
Ao was attested in historical sources as Hackeueyde in 1536, Hackeweide in 1559, and Ao in 1732. The name comes from the noun hagu 'stick, twig, small branch'.Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Ao include the following:- Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, philologist and physician, born in Ao Manor