Entry № 0846 · Chinese origin

Fu Hao Fu Hao — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ FOO HOW /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Chinese
Meaning
"Earliest documented Chinese female general (Shang)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Chinese)

A name that means "earliest documented chinese female general (shang)".

Fu Hao (婦好, d. c. 1200 BCE) was the **consort of Shang Dynasty King Wu Ding** — **the earliest documented female military general in Chinese history**, leading armies of 13,000 troops in major campaigns against the Tu Fang and other peoples. **She was also a high priestess** who performed oracle-bone divinations. **Her tomb at Yinxu, discovered intact in 1976**, contained over 1,900 artifacts including bronzes, jades, and oracle bones — the only Shang royal tomb ever found unlooted.

**The earliest named female general in world history.**

Earliest documented Chinese female general. Her undisturbed tomb yielded 1,900 artifacts.

The name in its native script.

婦好
Transliteration
Fù Hǎo
Pronunciation
/ fuː haʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Fu Hao stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Fu Hao · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Fu Haos before her.

Real people
Fu Hao
Shang Dynasty general.
d. c. 1200 BCE
In fiction
Fu Hao
Oracle-bone inscriptions.

Names connected to Fu Hao.

The number behind Fu Hao.

2

The Diplomat

Fu Hao reduces to two — the number of Shang Dynasty general.

Why families chose this name.

"Shang Dynasty general. Five letters. Fu Hao."
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