Ao (surname)
Áo is Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Ngo in Cantonese. Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.
In Japanese, Ao is Japanese surname written in Chinese character.
Notable people
- Ao Taosun, Song dynasty poet
- Ao Zongqing, Ming dynasty governor of Yunnan province
- Ao Yu-hsiang, Taiwanese cartoonist
- Ao Kuo-chu, Taiwanese journalist
- Ao Long, Cantonese opera performer and actor
- Ngo Ka-nin, Hong Kong actor
- Ao Feifan, football player
- Ao Ruipeng, Chinese actor
- Takahiro Ao, Japanese former professional boxer
Mythology
In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are surnamed Ao:- Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea
- Ao Qin, Dragon King of the South Sea
- Ao Run, Dragon King of the West Sea
- Ao Shun, Dragon King of the North Sea
- Ao Bing, one of Ao Guang's sons