O (name)

O (name)

O is a Chinese family name, represented by 柯

Ō is a Japanese family name. Ō (often romanized as "Oh" or "O" or even "Ou") is a rare family name which is the local interpretation of Wang in Chinese. Ō is the way Japanese pronounce the character 王 and is also the word for "king". Most Japanese with such a surname are Chinese descendants.Fact|date=February 2007

O or Oh is also a Korean name, spelled 吳 in hanja (i.e. Wu) and 오 in hangul. Ou is also a Chinese name.

People who have this name include:
* O Rissei, a famous Go player
* Sadaharu Oh, the all-time home run king of Japan
* Sandra Oh, a Korean-Canadian actress


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