Co

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Translingual

Symbol

Co

1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for cobalt.

English

Noun

Co (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of company, alternative form of Co.
2. Abbreviation of county, alternative form of Co.
   • 2023 August 1, “Son of slain republicans brings actions”, in The Irish Times, page 4:

     Under McGlinchey's leadership, the INLA committed several atrocities and murders during the Troubles, resulting in the Co Derry native's imprisonment both north and south of the border.

3. Abbreviation of cotton.

Alternative forms

• co, co., Co.

Anagrams

• Oc, O. C., oc, Oc., O.C., OC

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː/
• Hyphenation: Co
• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

From Cornelis.

Proper noun

Co m

1. a male given name

Alternative forms

• Ko

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Co f

1. (rare) a diminutive of the female given name Jacoba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Ko
• Kho

Etymology

From Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘) or 高 (Ko), via Spanish Co. Doublet of Ko and Kho.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈko/ [ˈko]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Co
• Homophones: Kho, Ko, ko

Proper noun

Co (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

Người Co

Wikipedia ^vi

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˧]

Noun

Co

1. Cor, an ethnic group of Vietnam