Hao

Hào or Hạo represents a male first name from Vietnam.

What does the name Hao mean?

The name Hào or Hạo has several meanings. It can be translated as 'the Brave', which comes from the Vietnamese word hào (豪), meaning 'brave', 'heroic', or 'valiant'. Alternatively, it can also mean 'the Heavenly' or 'the Bright', based on the Vietnamese terms hạo (昊) for 'summer' or 'sky' and hạo (顥) for 'bright' or 'white'. The form Hảo has a gender-neutral meaning and stands for 'the Good', derived from hảo (好), which means 'good'. Additionally, Hao is also a name for boys in China, where it carries the meaning 'the Straightforward', borrowed from the Chinese words háo (豪) for 'open-minded' or 'straightforward' and hào (昊) for 'vastness of the sky'.

Where does the name Hao come from?

The name Hao has its roots in both Chinese and Vietnamese and means 'the Brave'.

How do you pronounce Hao?

Hao is pronounced like 'Hau', with an emphasized 'a'.

Popularity

In Germany, Hao is a common first name and currently ranks 4,024th in the list of most popular male names. Its best placement was in 2011 at 999th. In the last ten years, Hao has been chosen as a first name about 50 times, placing it at 3,458th in the ten-year statistics. Between 2010 and 2024, it ranks 2,621st.

Famous people

• Hao Asakura (character from 'Shaman King')
• Hao Cheng (philosopher)
• Hao Feng-ming (politician from Taiwan)
• Hao Huang (Chinese mathematician)
• Hao Liu (Chinese film director)
• Hao Lu (Chinese artist)
• Hao Ning (film director)
• Hao Qin (actor)
• Hao Wang (American logician)
• Hao Wu (documentary filmmaker and blogger)
• Hao Yang (scholar)
• Hao Yu (football center-back)
• Haofx (German singer)