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MOK Jedinstvo Brcko
Mok is a surname in various cultures. It may be a transcription of several Chinese surnames in their Cantonese or Teochew pronunciations, a Dutch surname, a Hungarian surname, or a Korean surname. Origins Mok may transcribe the pronunciation, in different varieties of Chinese, of some Chinese surnames spelled as Mo or Mu in Pinyin (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation), including: *Mò (), spelled Mok based on its pronunciation in Cantonese ( zh, cy=Mohk, j=Mok6; IPA: ) or Teochew (Peng'im: ; IPA: ). Additionally see *Mù (), homophonous with the first surname above in Teochew. According to Patrick Hanks, some Cantonese speakers in the United Kingdom and the United States also spell this name as Mok, though Muk is probably a more common transcription of the Cantonese pronunciation ( zh, links=no, cy=Muhk, j=Muk6; IPA: ). *Mù (), homophonous with the first surname above in Teochew. *Mù (), homophonous with the first surname above in Teochew. The Dutch su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo (Chinese Surname)
The Chinese family name Mo ( 莫) is pronounced in Mandarin as "Mò" (4th tone), in Cantonese as "Mok6" (6th tone). The surname is often romanized as Mok where Cantonese speakers are prominent. According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname. As Chinese family names go, Mo is relatively rare, ranked 168th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2004, there were an estimated 73,000 people with the surname of Mo abroad and 1,540,000 Mos in China. When not used as a surname, 'Mo' (莫) means 'do not'. Notable people Arts and culture *Mo Yan (莫言), real name Guan Moye (管谟业), Chinese author, Nobel laureate * Max Mok Siu-Chung (莫少聰), Hong Kong actor *Hoyan Mok (莫可欣), winner of Miss Hong Kong Pageant (1993) *Karen Mok (莫文蔚), Hong Kong singer and actress. *Warren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
