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*[[May Mok Mei Wa]] (莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist |
*[[May Mok Mei Wa]] (莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist |
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*[[Mok SuenHing]] (莫宣卿), the youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese History |
*[[Mok SuenHing]] (莫宣卿), the youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese History |
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*[[Mò DéHùi]] (莫德惠), Minister of Agricultural and Business (Republic of China) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 09:27, 2 July 2007
The Chinese family name Mok (莫) is pronounced in Mandarin "Mò" (4th tone), in Cantonese "Mok" (6th tone), and in Hmong Moua, Mua, or Muas.According to a Study of Mu Ying's Name record, descendants attribute the name of the city as their surname after antediluvian ruler 0f Zhuan Xu(a legendary monarch in ancient China) build the City MoYang (莫陽城) located at Hebei, northern province of the People's Republic of China.
As Chinese family names go, Mok is relatively rare, ranked 168th in order of frequency in the Bai Jia Xing (百家姓; pinyin: bái jiā xìng). In 2004, there were an estimated 73,000 people with the surname of Mok abroad and 15,400,000 Moks in China.
Famous people surnamed 莫
- Ken Mok, Executive Producer of ANTM
- Karen Mok, Actress and Singer, Hong Kong
- Charles Mok (莫乃光), early Internet entrepreneur and ICT advocate in Hong Kong
- Mok TzeMing, New Zealand Writers
- Mac Dang Dung(莫太祖), the founder of the Mac Dynasty, Vietnam
- Mo Huilan(莫慧兰), Chinese gymnast Silver Medal, 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta)
- Mo yueding (莫月鼎), Shenxiao Taoist Sect, in Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty
- Hoyan Mok (莫可欣), Winner of Miss Hong Kong Pageant (1993)
- Max Mok Siu-Chung (莫少聰), Hong Kong Actor
- May Mok Mei Wa (莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist
- Mok SuenHing (莫宣卿), the youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese History
- Mò DéHùi (莫德惠), Minister of Agricultural and Business (Republic of China)
See also
Reference
- Citation: Mok, Norman (2004). "History of the Mok Surname" (http://www2.normie.org:81/chineseroots/Mok/MokHistory.php). Retrieved Apr. 6, 2006.