Mao - Meaning of Mao

What does Mao mean?

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Mao

[ 2 syll. mao, ma-o ] The baby girl name Mao is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced MAA-ow- †. Mao's language of origin is Chinese. It is predominantly used in Chinese and Japanese. The meaning of Mao is 'diligent'.

See also the related categories, japanese and chinese.

Mao is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Mao include Mahaut (French), Mahault, Maaya (Japanese), Maha (Arabic and Indian), Mahi (Indian), Maho (Japanese), Maiah, Maija (Finnish), Maillie, Maimee, Maimi, Maimie, Maimoon, Maimoun, Maimun, Maina (Indian), Maiya (Russian), Maja (Polish, Scandinavian, Slavic, and German), Mama (African), and Mami (Japanese).

† English pronunciation for Mao: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"