Hồ (surname)

Hồ 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 Vietnamese.

The Hồ 胡 clan which founded the Hồ dynasty in Vietnam originated in Zhejiang province of China.[1][2]

Notable people with the surname Hồ

Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), Vietnamese Communist leader
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 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)

References

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.

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