Language(s)Chinese, Portuguese, GalicianOriginMeaningChinese: 晁: “dawn” 巢: “nest” 趙: a place name 兆: “omen” 曹: a place name Portuguese and Galician: “plain”, “plateau”Other namesVariant form(s)趙: Zhao, Chiu 兆: Zhao, Siu 曹: Cao, Tso

What country is the name Chao from?

Chinese : the Chinese character for this name means ‘nest’. Its use as a surname has its origin in Chao Lake in modern Anwei province. The lake gave its name to the state of Chao, which dates back to the Yin dynasty (1401–1122 bc).

What Chao means?

The word is mostly used as “goodbye” or “bye” in English, but in modern Italian and in other languages it may mean “hello” or “goodbye”. In Spanish, Chao (or chau) means goodbye.