Vo

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of voe (“sea inlet”). alt-of, obsolete

    "2 marks land in Garth on the south side of the Vo"

  2. 2
    Initialism of voiceover. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of vocals (of a rock band). abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Initialism of visiting order. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Visiting a busy prison like Holloway can at first be intimidating to the uninitiated, especially as everyone else seems familiar with the procedure. A convicted prisoner must send a VO to anyone wishing to visit her."

  5. 5
    Initialism of video operator. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of vegetable oil. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Royal Victorian Order. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Vo talked about Oz to Nan: "There's a lot of space in Australia for more people, immigrants." Being from Oz, she replied, "There's not enough water there. Deserts!""

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Võ.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.