Hoh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hoh

What is the meaning of the name Hoh ?

The baby name Hoh is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hoʊ/ (hoh) — common English approximation,/hɔ/ or /hɔː/ (ho) — Cantonese/older southern Chinese pronunciations,/ho/ (ho) — Korean pronunciation of the syllable 호.

Hoh is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Hoh is a compact cross-cultural name derived from two surname streams. In German it comes from Middle High German hōh/hoch, “high, lofty,” used for someone living on a height or as a nickname for a tall or proud person. In Chinese contexts Hoh is a diaspora spelling of the surname 何 (Mandarin Hé, Cantonese Ho); while the graph means “what/how,” surnames in Chinese function chiefly as lineage markers rather than bearers of meaning.

As a given name, Hoh is rare and modern, chosen for its minimalism and crisp sound, and it is typically treated as unisex. Documented chiefly in German-speaking areas and among Chinese communities in Malaysia and Singapore, it parallels the English habit of adopting surnames as first names. Variants and cognates include Ho, He/Hé, Hoch, and Vietnamese Hồ; related is Korean Ho (from hanja such as 浩 “vast” or 虎 “tiger”).