Ao

Ao

1. (obsolete) acton; Obsolete form of An (“actinon”). (radon-219)
2. (obsolete) ausonium; Obsolete form of Np (“neptunium”). A rejected name for Np (“element-93”).

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Ao pl (plural only)

1. A tribe living primarily in the state of Nagaland in India.

Ao

1. Their language, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

• Ethnologue entry for Ao, njo ⁠

Borrowed from Chinese 敖 (Áo).

Ao (plural Aos)

1. A surname from Chinese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ao is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Ao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.08%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46.

Ao

1. (anatomy) Abbreviation of aorta.

• AAo, DAo

• OA

• IPA^(key): /à.ō/

Ào

1. A Yoruba dialect spoken by some members of the Àkókó subethnic group, consisting of several subdialects including Amùsìgbó, (spoken by the people of Ìdóàní). It is also spoken by the Àfò, Ìpèsì, Ikún, Imerì, Ìdógún, and Ìfira towns in Ondo State.