Ao, Estonia
Ao | |
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Village | |
  Ao | |
| Coordinates: 59°00′00″N 26°12′07″E / 59.00000°N 26.20194°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Parish | Väike-Maarja Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ao is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1]
Name
Ao was attested in historical sources as Hackeueyde in 1536, Hackeweide in 1559, and Ao in 1732. The name comes from the noun hagu (genitive: hao) 'stick, twig, small branch'.[2]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Ao include the following:
- Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798–1850), philologist and physician, born in Ao Manor
References
- ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Ao". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
