Luo (surname)
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Luo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). Of the two surnames, 羅 is much more common among Chinese people.
In Cantonese, 羅 is usually romanized as Lo and sometimes Law, Loh, or Lowe, and 駱 is usually romanized as Lok although the more Western-appearing romanization Locke can sometimes be found.
Prominent people
- 羅
- * Luo Guanzhong
- * Xianglin Luo(Lo Hsiang Lin)
- 駱
- * Gary Locke
External links
- http://www.luoshi.net/
- http://big5.ccnt.com.cn/china/surname/tribe/luo-1.htm
- http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/075.htm
- http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/152.htm
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