Hao

See also: hao, háo, hào, Hào, hão, hāo, hǎo, and Hạo

English

Etymology 1

From French Hao, from Tuamotuan.

Proper noun

Hao

1. An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

Synonyms

• Haorangi, Harp Island, Bow Island

Etymology 2

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鎬／镐 (Hào).

Proper noun

Hao

1. (historical) A former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Synonyms

• Haojing, Zongzhou

Hypernyms

• Fenghao

Coordinate terms

• Feng, Fengxi, Fengjing

Etymology 3

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 郝 (Hǎo).

Proper noun

Hao (plural Haos)

1. A surname from Mandarin.
   • 2000 January 8, Brian Hsu, “Ex-military chief confirms nuclear weapons program”, in Taipei Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 10, 2024, Local News, page 2‎^[2]:

     Former Premier Hao Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who was the most powerful man in Taiwan's military during the rule of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), yesterday revealed that Taiwan had long ago acquired the ability to produce nuclear weapons, without actually having launched any test explosions.
     "Following the success of [Taiwan's] nuclear program, President Chiang openly declared that Taiwan had become a nuclear-capable country, but that it would not bring the research results into production," Hao said, speaking to reporters at a book launch for his two-volume work published under the title of Eight-year's diary as the Chief of the General Staff.

Etymology 4

From Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎ (haau).

Proper noun

Hao (plural Haos)

1. Alternative form of Haobam, a surname from Manipuri.
2. Alternative form of Haobijam, a surname from Manipuri.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 128.

Anagrams

• AHO, HOA, Hoa, OHA, hoa, ǂHõã