Wǔ is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced Mo in Cantonese. In Vietnamese is written Vũ or Võ. As a Chinese word, it carries the meanings "martial", "military", "martial arts".
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Origins
from Wu Luo (武羅), said to be either the name of a prehistoric state in present-day Guangxi or of an official of the prehistoric Xia dynasty
from the posthumous title of Duke Wu of Song (r. 765–748 BCE), Spring and Autumn period ruler of Song, in present-day Shangqiu, Henan
from the posthumous name of Wu Ding king of the Shang dynasty c. 1200 BCE
from the personal name of a son of King Ping of Zhou, first king of the Eastern Zhou dynasty
Notable people
Wu Zetian (武則天; 624–705), the only Empress Regnant in China's history
Wu Chengsi (武承嗣; d. 698), Prince Xuan of Wei (魏宣王), nephew of Wu Zetian
Wu Youji (武攸暨; d. 712), Prince Zhongjian of Ding (定忠簡王), husband of Princess Taiping
Wu Song (武松), legendary hero from the Chinese classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh
Maggie Wu (武卫; born 1969), Chinese business executive and Chief Financial Officer of Alibaba Group
Wu Yuxiang (武禹襄; 1812–1880), tai chi teacher and government official active during the late Qing dynasty
Wu Changshun (武长顺; born 1954), former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin, China
Wu Dawei (武大伟; born 1946), former special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Wu Lei (武磊; born 1991), Chinese footballer
Wu Weihua (武维华; born 1956), chair of the Jiusan Society, a minority party in the People's Republic of China
Wu Yi (武艺; born 1990), also known as Philip Wu and Philip Lau, Chinese pop singer