Hồ (surname)

Hồ (胡) is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Hu in Chinese and Ho in Korean.

Ho is the anglicized variation of the surname Hồ. Not be confused with Ho surname in Chinese.

The Hồ 胡 clan which founded the Hồ dynasty in Vietnam originated in Zhejiang province of China.K. W. Taylor (2013), A History of the Vietnamese, p. 166.John K Whitmore, "Secondary Capitals of Dai Viet". In Kenneth R. Hall (ed.) (2008), Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, C. 1400-1800, p. 161.

Notable people with the surname Hồ Hồ Xuân Hương (1772–1822), Vietnamese poet Hồ dynasty (1400–1406), rulers of Dai Viet Hồ Quý Ly (1336–1407?), ruler of Dai Viet Hồ Hán Thương (died 1407?), ruler of Dai Viet Hồ Tấn Quyền (1927–1963), Commander of the Republic of Vietnam Navy Hồ Lệ Thu (born 1973), Vietnamese pop singer Hồ Ngọc Hà (born 1984), Vietnamese model, pop singer, actress, and entertainer Don Hồ (born 1970), Vietnamese-American pop singer Hồ Thành Việt (1955–2003), Vietnamese-American computer entrepreneur

See also Hồ (disambiguation)

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