Roh (name)

Roh is a given name or surname that is found in many different cultures.

South Asian names

Roh, sometimes spelled Noh, Ro or Lho, is a given name of Sanskrit origins, derived from the male given name Rohit, meaning "rising sun", or "red horizon".

Gaelic

Roh is also a Gaelic boy name, with roots from the Irish word "rough". It was a popular given name in the early Dark Ages, alluding to the fighting and rebellious nature of the Irish people.

Germanic

Roh also has Germanic roots as a given name and surname, the meaning of which vary from "rough soldier" to "curious knight".

Notable examples

Franz Roh (1890–1965), German historian, photographer, and art critic
Peter Roh (1811–1872), Swiss Jesuit preacher

Korean

Roh (노), officially transliterated as No, Ro or Lho is also a surname of Korean and other origins. The Korean Roh (also romanized Noh) derives from the Chinese surname Lu 盧/卢 or Lu 魯/鲁.

Family seal of the Gwangju Roh clan

Notable people with the family name

Lho Shin-yong (1930–2019), South Korean politician
Roh Hoe-chan (1956–2018), South Korean politician
Roh Moo-hyun (1946–2009), South Korean judge, lawyer, politician and 9th President of South Korea
Roh Sang-rae, South Korean retired footballer
Roh Tae-woo (1932-2021), South Korean retired politician and army general
Roh Tae-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer
Roh Yoon-seo, South Korean actress and model

Japanese

Roh is a Japanese reading of the Kanji 朗 used in names.

Examples

Roh Ogura (1916–1990), Japanese composer and writer

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.