Mok
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The Chinese family name Mo (莫) is pronounced in Mandarin as "Mò" (4th tone), in Cantonese as "Mok6" (6th tone), in Hmong
as "Moua", "Mua", or "Muas"and in Vietnamese
as "Mạc". 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 15,400,000 Mo's in China.
When not used as a surname, 'Mo' (莫) means 'do not'.
Hmong language
Hmong or Mong is the common name for a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmong–Mien/Miao–Yao language family spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos...
as "Moua", "Mua", or "Muas"and in Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
as "Mạc". 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
Zhuanxu
Zhuanxu , also known as Gaoyang is a mythological monarch of ancient China.A grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu led the Shi clan in an eastward migration to present-day Shandong, where intermarriages with the Dongyi clan enlarged and augmented their tribal influences...
abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern day Pingxiang County
Pingxiang County
Pingxiang County is a county of Xingtai Prefecture, Hebei Province, China. In the Han Dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County , the birthplace of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:...
, Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
) and took it as their surname.
As Chinese family names go, Mo is relatively rare, ranked 168th in the Hundred Family Surnames
Hundred Family Surnames
The Hundred Family Surnames is a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty. It originally contained 411 surnames, but was later expanded to 504. Of these, 444 are single-character surnames, and 60 are double-character surnames...
. In 2004, there were an estimated 73,000 people with the surname of Mo abroad and 15,400,000 Mo's in China.
When not used as a surname, 'Mo' (莫) means 'do not'.
Artists
- Max Mok Siu-ChungMax Mok Siu-ChungMax Mok Siu-Chung is a Hong Kong film and TVB actor. He was recruited by Shaw Brothers Studio and has been a major film star since the 1980s...
(莫少聰), Hong Kong actor - Hoyan MokHoyan MokHoyan Mok ，was the winner of the 1993 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and a TVB Hong Kong actress. She beat Kenix Kwok, who was considered a favourite to win, having won two side awards including Media's Favourite and Potential Artist. She is Alex Fong Chung-Sun 's wife, and has a daughter named Ka Ching....
(莫可欣), Winner of Miss Hong Kong PageantMiss Hong Kong PageantThe Miss Hong Kong Pageant , or MSHK for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts ....
(1993) - Warren MokWarren MokWarren Mok , is a Hong Kong operatic tenor who has performed many leading roles since his European debut in 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He has a repertoire of 50 operatic roles, including Calaf in Turandot, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don José in Carmen and Radames in Aida...
(莫華倫), Hong Kong tenor
Business
- Charles MokCharles MokCharles Peter Mok is a Hong Kong based Internet entrepreneur and IT advocate. He founded HKNet in 1994, and contributed the company's expansion as a major IP telecommunications operator in Hong Kong before its acquisition by NTT Communications in 2000...
(莫乃光), early Internet entrepreneur and ICTInformation and communication technologiesInformation and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
advocate in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... - Andres A. Mok, Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Cribs4students.com
Production
- Ken MokKen MokKen Mok is a television producer, and also the founder and president of 10x10 Entertainment, a production company which produces television, film and alternative media...
, Executive ProducerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of ANTMAmerica's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.... - May MokMay MokMay Mok Mei-Wah is a Hong Kong award-winning sound effects editor, who also specializes in sound mixing, sound design, and ADR recording.-Filmography:*Dead Slowly *Exiled...
(莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist - Mok TzeMing, New Zealand Writers
Politics
- Mạc Đăng Dung (莫登庸), the founder of the Mạc Dynasty, VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- Mo XuanqingMo XuanqingMo Xuanqing born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, was the youngest Number One scholar from Tang Dynasty, in Chinese History. He was known as a talented person from the age of 12...
(莫宣卿), the youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese history - Mo Yueding (莫月鼎), Shenxiao Taoist Sect, in Song DynastySong DynastyThe Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
and Yuan DynastyYuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an... - Mo Teh-huiMo Teh-hui-Biography:Mo was born on the ninth year of Guangxu in Xinjiang , of Machurian father and Uighur mother. Mo's political career started in 1921, in Binjiang County of Manchuria...
(莫德惠), Minister of Agricultural and Business (Republic of China) - Ta MokTa MokTa Mok , which means "Grandfather Mok" in Khmer, was the nom de guerre of Chhit Choeun , a senior figure in the leadership of the Khmer Rouge...
, Khmer RougeKhmer RougeThe Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
South-Western Zone commander - Mee MouaMee MouaMee Moua , is a Hmong American politician and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She represented District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area...
, Hmong AmericanHmong AmericanA Hmong American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Hmong descent. Hmong Americans are one group of Asian Americans. Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975...
Politician from Minnesota
Sports
- Mo HuilanMo HuilanMo Huilan is a Chinese gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was one of China's most successful gymnasts in the 1990s. She is known for performing routines of exceptional difficulty and technique, but also for inconsistency....
(莫慧兰), Chinese gymnast Silver Medal, 1996 Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(Atlanta)
- Bill Mok (莫國城), Executive Committee Member of World Karate FederationWorld Karate FederationThe World Karate Federation, or WKF, was formed in 1990 from former WUKO members and is the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 130 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members...
(WKF); Secretary General of Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF); Director of Japan Karatedo SeigokanSeigokanSeigokan is the Goju-Ryu Karate-do organization founded in 1945 by Seigo Tada Hanshi . With its Hombu Dojo in Himeji, Japan, the Seigokan All Japan Karate-do Association — its official name — has branches in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China , India, Italy, the Philippines, Portugal, Sri Lanka,...
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