Etymology

Ho-nan

Chinese 河南
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  1. Chinese · derived from河南
  2. English todayHo-nan

From the Wade–Giles romanizations of the Chinese 河南 (Hénán, literally “[land] south of the river”), Wade-Giles romanization: Ho²-nan².

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.