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Shao
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shao
English
Etymology 1
From the en cmn-wadegiles - and en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn - pronunciation of various en zh - surnames.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Shao is the 8765th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3741 individuals. Shao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.35%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From the en cmn-wadegiles - and en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn - pronunciation of en zh 韶 Sháo, named for its proximity to zh 韶石山 the Mountain of the Beautiful Stone.
Proper noun
en historical A former prefecture of imperial China near present-day Shaoguan, Guangdong.
en historical en Shaozhou, former name of Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong, China.
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: zh 韶州
Anagrams
en ahos AHOs HOA's HOAs OSHA Saho SoHa ah so osha
Tagalog
Etymology
tl nan-hbl - 蕭 Siau or 邵 Siàu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Shaw
tl Hokkien
See also
tl Siao Syaw Shau Shaw
Anagrams
tl ahos saho haso