Woo
See also: woo
English
Etymology
From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳 (Wú, “Wu, a former Chinese kingdom near Suzhou”), 伍 (Wǔ, “five”), 武 (Wǔ, “war, warrior, war-like”), and 巫 (wū, “wu, a Chinese shaman”)
Synonyms
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Wooch (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German wāga.
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