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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese, including
- 羅/罗 (Mandarin: Luó; Cantonese: lo4; Hakka: Lò; Hokkien: Lô; Teochew: lo5),
- 盧/卢 (Cantonese: lou4; Teochew: lou5),
- Wu 陸/陆 (8loq),
- 駱/骆 (Mandarin: Luò; Hokkien: Lo̍h), etc.
Proper noun
Loh (plural Lohs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Loh is the 12921st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2379 individuals. Loh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.02%) and White (18.54%) individuals.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Middle High German lōch, Old High German lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh.
Noun
Loh m or n (strong, genitive Lohs, plural Lohe)
- (obsolete) grove, small wood
- Synonyms: Gebüsch, Hain
Declension
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German lōn, from Old High German lōn, from Proto-West Germanic *laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą. Cognate with German Lohn, Dutch loon.
Noun
Loh m (plural Leh)
- wage, wages