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The baby name Huo is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: huǒ (third tone, 火) [huo˧˩˧] or huò (fourth tone, 霍) [huo˥˩]. Cantonese: fo2 (火) [foː], fok3 (霍) [fɔk̚]..

Huo is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Mandarin pinyin: huǒ (third tone, 火) [huo˧˩˧] or huò (fourth tone, 霍) [huo˥˩]. Cantonese: fo2 (火) [foː], fok3 (霍) [fɔk̚].

What is the meaning of the name Huo ?

The baby name Huo is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: huǒ (third tone, 火) [huo˧˩˧] or huò (fourth tone, 霍) [huo˥˩]. Cantonese: fo2 (火) [foː], fok3 (霍) [fɔk̚]..

Huo is Chinese in Origin.

Huo is a Chinese name; a romanization of several characters, most commonly the surname 霍 (Huò) from the Zhou-era fief of Huo in today’s Shanxi. The clan produced noted Han officials such as the general Huo Qubing. As a given-name element, Huo may represent 火 (Huǒ) “fire” in Mandarin, chosen for Five Elements associations; while a stand-alone given name exists, it more often appears in compounds.

Meaning depends on the writing: 霍 conveys suddenness and swiftness, but as a surname its sense is chiefly genealogical; 火 evokes warmth, passion, brilliance, and transformation, and may be picked to balance a child’s Bazi chart. Variants and transliterations include Fok (Cantonese for 霍), Hok (Hokkien/Teochew), Hoắc (Vietnamese), and Hwak (Korean reading). Unisex in modern usage, Huo sees modest given-name adoption in the Chinese diaspora.

Huo is seldom given. We have only 170 recorded uses of it on record, from 33 countries.

Huo has the following similar or variant Names

Huo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MO Boys 0 #230 5 5,842
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CN Boys 0 #304 16 9,639
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
CN Girls 0 #338 12 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
SG Boys 0 #687 11 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
SA Girls 0 #924 12 25,931
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,066 7 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,099 13 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
DZ 0 #1,227 8 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,684 8 28,008

Huo is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BD
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People also ask about Huo

Huo is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Huo is a one syllable name, pronounced Mandarin pinyin: huǒ (third tone, 火) [huo˧˩˧] or huò (fourth tone, 霍) [huo˥˩]. Cantonese: fo2 (火) [foː], fok3 (霍) [fɔk̚]..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 火 (Huǒ), 霍 (Huò), 祸 (Huò) — rare/negative meaning, Alternate romanizations: Huo (pinyin), Huo (Wade–Giles) and Cantonese forms: Fo / Fok.
Across languages, Huo has these equivalents: Ignatius (Latin, 'fiery'), Aidan (from Irish 'Aodh' meaning 'fire').
Huo is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Yes — it is. You won't see Huo in the national name rankings we track, which puts it well outside the mainstream.