Gu

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Gu 1
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Type Surname
Usage Korean (Anglicized)
Scripts 구(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. g-o  [key]
Other Forms FormsGoo

Meaning & History

A Korean surname, meaning "tool, device, utensil". Derived from the Chinese surname 具, (Jù)
Added 12/30/2013 by Chanal

Gu 2
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Type Surname
Usage Chinese

Meaning & History

Not available.
Added 1/31/2022 by anonymous
Edited 1/31/2022 by Beautiful Victory

Gu 3
not set
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Chinese
Scripts 顾(Chinese) 顧(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. KOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 顾 (gù) referring to the ancient state of Gu, which existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Added 1/31/2023 by anonymous

Gu 4
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Chinese
Scripts 辜(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. KOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 辜 (gū) meaning "crime, wrong, sin".
Added 1/31/2023 by anonymous

Gu 5
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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Chinese
Scripts 谷(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. KOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 谷 (gǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Qin Gu, which existed in what is now the province of either Gansu or Shaanxi. Alternately it may come from the name of the fief of Jia Gu, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty.
Added 1/31/2023 by anonymous

Gu 6
not set
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Chinese
Scripts 古(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. KOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 古 (gǔ) possibly derived from Kucheng (古成 or 苦城), the name of an ancient fief that may have existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province. Alternately it may come from the title Guguong (古公) meaning "old duke", which was given to 12th-century BC ruler King Tai of Zhou.
Added 2/23/2023 by anonymous