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The baby name Lo is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced loh — /loʊ/ (English),lo — /lo/ (Spanish/other languages).

Lo is Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: loh — /loʊ/ (English),lo — /lo/ (Spanish/other languages)

What is the meaning of the name Lo ?

The baby name Lo is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced loh — /loʊ/ (English),lo — /lo/ (Spanish/other languages).

Lo is Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Scandinavian in Origin.

Lo is a compact, cross-cultural given name with several roots. In Swedish it is unisex and means “lynx,” from the common noun lo, giving it a crisp nature-name appeal. In English and other languages it also functions as a short form for many Lo‑ names - Laura/Laurel (from laurus, “bay laurel”), Louise/Louis (from Germanic elements meaning “famous in battle”), Logan (“little hollow”), Lola and Dolores (“sorrows”), and Lorenzo/Laurence (“from Laurentum”). In Dutch and Flemish, Lo can shorten Lodewijk or Lowie; as a Cantonese romanization, Lo is a common surname sometimes adopted as a given name in the diaspora.

Usage as an independent first name has risen in Scandinavia since the late 20th century and has more recently joined the minimalist trend in English-speaking countries. Variants and relatives include Lou, Loe (Dutch), Lóa/Loa (Nordic), and the many longer forms above.

Lo has the following similar or variant Names

Lo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #3 1 102
FJ 0 #6 1 374
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
BW 0 #19 1 960
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #42 11 2,706
Sweden Girls 2022 #54 186 1,568
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
TW 0 #85 16 4,523
LT 0 #88 1 949
HK Boys 0 #92 1,719 12,905
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
MO Boys 0 #105 137 5,842
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
HK 0 #111 334 8,483
IQ 0 #119 11 3,533
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
ID Boys 0 #131 5 4,130
BN Boys 0 #132 8 6,332
HK Girls 0 #134 1,233 16,104
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BW Girls 0 #137 12 4,216
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
BW Boys 0 #147 8 4,685
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
Sweden Boys 2022 #156 27 1,509
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
MO Girls 0 #176 76 7,056
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
TW Boys 0 #186 56 7,111
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
AR 0 #189 5 2,915
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
AL Girls 0 #198 25 4,141
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #208 4 3,402
BD 0 #215 13 5,992
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
TW Girls 0 #221 56 8,139
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
EG Girls 0 #229 2,280 14,742
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
SG 0 #247 23 11,010
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
AF Boys 0 #269 6 3,535
NG 0 #269 4 5,926
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
MY 0 #279 52 12,352
SA 0 #282 14 10,560
AL Boys 0 #286 13 5,122
EG 0 #288 120 6,387
HR Girls 0 #290 5 3,687
CN Boys 0 #292 28 9,639
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #302 4 6,530
QA Girls 0 #306 11 15,378
SD Girls 0 #306 40 7,678
KZ Girls 0 #324 9 5,862
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
CN Girls 0 #329 21 8,829
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
JO Girls 0 #331 9 7,570
MU Boys 0 #334 24 8,477
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
MU Girls 0 #338 14 8,539
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
EG Boys 0 #358 917 15,035
PL Girls 0 #358 7 5,096
PH Girls 0 #363 28 13,098
YE 0 #364 18 8,639
PH Boys 0 #366 18 11,440
OM Girls 0 #371 26 15,987
BD Girls 0 #374 13 8,413
NL 0 #377 15 2,481
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
JO Boys 0 #382 8 7,057
IQ Girls 0 #384 121 11,303
UY Boys 0 #390 10 5,922
CL 0 #397 15 6,867
Austria Girls 0 #404 17 1,885
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
Germany 0 #416 22 2,542
SD Boys 0 #419 27 10,523
Spain 0 #427 26 2,326
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
LY 0 #443 93 12,703
MY Boys 0 #443 923 25,439
AR Boys 0 #451 17 7,628
RU Girls 0 #458 41 11,913
CO 0 #467 14 7,768
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
UY Girls 0 #481 30 6,731
RU Boys 0 #488 18 12,621
SG Girls 0 #493 94 18,916
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
DZ 0 #502 995 20,130
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
TN 0 #514 370 13,765
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
CR Girls 0 #521 12 11,342
IT 0 #526 192 4,183
AE Girls 0 #528 26 20,968
PS Boys 0 #532 17 10,655
AR Girls 0 #535 65 8,289
BH 0 #537 17 17,937
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
CM Boys 0 #540 11 12,054
IR Boys 0 #540 13 10,162
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
SG Boys 0 #544 154 17,960
BD Boys 0 #546 31 10,045
IQ Boys 0 #556 112 13,071
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
IT Boys 0 #574 1,441 10,046
MY Girls 0 #583 453 24,821
IL Boys 0 #593 15 10,983
IL Girls 0 #607 11 11,648
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
CL Boys 0 #638 28 13,390
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
SA Girls 0 #665 272 25,931
Finland Boys 2026 #674 9 3,552
MA 0 #682 515 20,986
QA Boys 0 #685 23 18,093
SY 0 #689 40 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #714 25 3,895
BR Boys 0 #735 17 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #737 102 4,949
KW Boys 0 #742 28 18,755
NG Girls 0 #770 17 15,093
CL Girls 0 #786 66 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #825 106 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #829 124 5,697
PE Boys 0 #851 28 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #853 131 5,561
OM Boys 0 #858 24 17,948
NL Boys 0 #862 90 5,873
CO Boys 0 #872 49 15,656
NL Girls 0 #892 64 5,933
BR Girls 0 #904 38 12,708
United States Girls 2023 #910 5 8,600
PE Girls 0 #920 24 14,861
NG Boys 0 #940 12 16,906
MX Boys 0 #952 31 16,355
IT Girls 0 #957 526 9,415
IN Boys 0 #960 42 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,015 64 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,060 33 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,105 37 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,113 71 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,138 41 25,619
TR 0 #1,191 21 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,407 208 28,008

Lo is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:

Sweden
United States
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about Lo

Lo is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Lo is a one syllable name, pronounced loh — /loʊ/ (English),lo — /lo/ (Spanish/other languages).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lolo, Lola, Lois, Loe, Luo and Loh.
Across languages, Lo has these equivalents: Luo (Mandarin pinyin of 羅), Loh (alternative Cantonese/Malay spelling), Lô / Ló (variants with diacritics in other languages).
Yes, very popular — Lo ranked #54 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Lo ranks highest in Sweden (#54 in 2022).