Hồ is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Hu in

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and Ho in

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. Ho is the anglicized variation of the surname Hồ. Not be confused with Ho surname in Vietnamese. The Hồ 胡 clan which founded the

Hồ dynasty The Hồ dynasty (Vietnamese: , chữ Nôm: 茹胡； Sino-Vietnamese: ''Hồ triều, chữ Hán:'' 胡朝) was a short-lived Vietnamese dynasty consisting of the reigns of two monarchs, Hồ Quý Ly (胡季犛) in 1400–01 and his second so ...

in Vietnam originated in

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province of China.John K Whitmore, "Secondary Capitals of Dai Viet". In Kenneth R. Hall (ed.) (2008), ''Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, C. 1400-1800''
p. 161

Notable people with the surname Hồ

Ho Chi Minh (: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as ('Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), (' Old father of the people') and by other aliases, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as Prime ...

(1890–1969), Vietnamese Communist leader *

Hồ Xuân Hương Hồ Xuân Hương (wikt:胡, 胡wikt:春, 春wikt:香, 香; 1772–1822) was a Vietnamese people, Vietnamese poet born at the end of the Lê dynasty. She grew up in an era of political and social turmoil – the time of the Tây Sơn dynast ...

(1772–1822), Vietnamese poet *

(1400–1406), rulers of Dai Viet :*

Hồ Quý Ly Hồ Quý Ly ( vi-hantu, 胡季犛, born 1336) ruled Đại Ngu (Vietnam) from 1400 to 1401 as the founding emperor of the short-lived Hồ dynasty. Quý Ly rose from a post as an official served the court of the ruling Trần dynasty and a milit ...

(1336–1407?), ruler of Dai Viet :*

Hồ Hán Thương Hồ Hán Thương ( vi-hantu, 胡漢蒼, ?–1407?) was the second and final emperor of the short-lived Hồ dynasty of Đại Ngu (now Viet Nam). Hán Thương, his father Hồ Quý Ly, and his son Nhe, were captured by the Ming The Mi ...

(died 1407?), ruler of Dai Viet *

Hồ Lệ Thu Tào Thế Lệ Thu, stage name Hồ Lệ Thu (Hanoi, October 19, 1973) is a female pop singer from northern Vietnam. Biography Hồ Lệ Thu was born in Hà Nội, Vietnam. She started to exhibit her ambition for singing at a very early age, ...

(born 1973), Vietnamese pop singer *

Hồ Ngọc Hà Hồ Ngọc Hà (born 25 November 1984) is a Vietnamese model, singer, actress and entertainer. She started her singing career by releasing her first album titled 24/7 back in 2004. The album was a hit which helped her to make an appearance in ...

(born 1984), Vietnamese model, pop singer, actress, and entertainer *

Don Hồ Hồ Mạnh Dũng (born February 22, 1970), better known as Don Hồ is a Vietnamese American singer who is known for appearing in '' Paris by Night''. Early life Don Hồ, whose real name is Hồ Mạnh Dũng, was born on February 22, 1970, in ...

(born 1970), Vietnamese–American pop singer *

Hồ Thành Việt Hồ Thành Việt ( en, John Hồ; 1955–2003) was a Vietnamese-American computer engineer and entrepreneur who is credited with making desktop publishing more accessible to Vietnamese speakers. Biography Việt was born in Nha Trang, South V ...

(1955–2003), Vietnamese–American computer entrepreneur

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Vietnamese-language surnames {{surname-stub vi:Hồ (họ)

Notable people with the surname Hồ

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