Noh_(Korean_surname)

Roh (name)

Roh (name)

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Roh is a given name or surname that is found in many different cultures.

South Asian names

Roh, sometimes spelled Noh, Ro or Lho, is a given name of Sanskrit origins, derived from the male given name Rohit, meaning "rising sun", or "red horizon".

Gaelic

Roh is also a Gaelic boy name, with roots from the Irish word "rough". It was a popular given name in the early Dark Ages, alluding to the fighting and rebellious nature of the Irish people.

Germanic

Roh also has Germanic roots as a given name and surname, the meaning of which vary from "rough soldier" to "curious knight".

Notable examples

  • Franz Roh (1890–1965), German historian, photographer, and art critic
  • Peter Roh (1811–1872), Swiss Jesuit preacher

Korean

Roh (노), officially transliterated as No, Ro or Lho is also a surname of Korean and other origins. The Korean Roh (also romanized Noh) derives from the Chinese surname Lu 盧/卢 or Lu 魯/鲁.

Family seal of the Gwangju Roh clan

Notable people with the family name

Japanese

Roh is a Japanese reading of the Kanji 朗 used in names.

Examples

  • Roh Ogura (1916–1990), Japanese composer and writer

References



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