Cao
Cao stands for:
- Cao (state) , ancient Chinese state
- Cao (Heze) , a district in southwest China's Shandong Province
Cao is a family name for the following people:
- in Asia
- Cao Ang (175–197), Chinese general
- Cao Anmin († 197), general under Cao Cao
- Cao Bao († 194), officer of the Han dynasty, foster father of Lü Bu
- Cao Biao (195-251), prince of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Can († 190 BC), politician of the Chinese Han dynasty
- Cao Cao (155–220), Chinese warlord and pioneer of the Wei dynasty
- Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao
- Cao Chun (170–210), general under Cao Cao
- Cao Dan (* 1960), Chinese painter
- Cao Fang (231–274), third emperor of the Wei dynasty
- Cao Gangchuan (* 1935), top politician in the People's Republic of China
- Cao Haibo (* 1985), Chinese civil rights activist
- Cao Hong (169-233), general under Cao Cao
- Cao Hongwei (* 1993), Chinese racing car driver
- Cao Huaidong (* 1959), Chinese mathematician
- Cao Huang (246–303), emperor of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Jie († 234), Empress of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Jun (* 1966), Chinese artist
- Cao Lei (* 1983), Chinese weightlifter
- Cao Mao (241–260), emperor of the Wei Dynasty
- Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên (* 1927), Vietnamese clergyman, former bishop of Dourados
- Cao Pi (187–226), emperor of the Wei dynasty
- Cao Ren (168–223), general of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Rui (205–239), emperor of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Sang (* 1973), Vietnamese chess player
- Cao Shuang († 249), regent of the third Wei emperor Cao Fang
- Cao Shunli († 2014), Chinese civil rights activist
- Cao Shuo (* 1991), Chinese triple jumper
- Cao Song († 193), father of the warlord Cao Cao
- Cao Teng , eunuch of the Han Dynasty
- Cao Wenxuan (* 1954), Chinese novelist
- Cao Xi († 249), politician of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Xinlong (* 1981), Chinese snooker player
- Cao Xiong (195–220), son of the warlord Cao Cao
- Cao Xiu († 228), general of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Xueqin (1719–1763), Chinese author
- Cao Xuetao (* 1964), Chinese immunologist
- Cao Yan , general of the Wei Dynasty
- Cao Yanhua (* 1962), Chinese table tennis player
- Cao Ying (aka Sheng, Jungfen ; 1923–2015), Chinese literary translator
- Cao Yu (1910-1996), Chinese writer
- Cao Yuan (* 1995), Chinese water diver
- Cao Yupeng (* 1990), Chinese snooker player
- Cao Zhang (189–223), general under Cao Cao
- Cao Zhen (185–231), general under Cao Cao and his successors
- Cao Zhongrong (* 1981), Chinese pentathlete
- on other continents
- Antonio Cao (1929–2012), Italian medic
- Chi Cao (* approx. 1978), British ballet dancer
- Diogo Cão († ~ 1486), Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Joseph Cao (* 1967), American politician and lawyer
- Pierre Cao (* 1937), Luxembourg musician, conductor and composer
- Rui Cao (* 1986 or 1987), French-Chinese poker player
- Thuy-Anh Cao (* 1988), German actress
cao stands for:
- Chácobo (language) (ISO-639-3 code), main variety of the Chakobo language , a pano language in the Beni department , Bolivia
CaO stands for:
- Calcium oxide , chemical formula
CAO stands for:
- Chief Administrative Officer , Head of Administration, District Administrator
- Chief Algorithmic Officer , a software algorithm specialist
- Chief Accounting Officer , accounting
- Chief Analytics Officer , responsible for analyzes within a company
- a former Romanian football club, see Clubul Atletic Oradea
- Computer-aided office , a CA concept
- Computer Aided Optimization , computer-aided optimization
- Computer-aided organization . Computer-aided organization of a company
- Computer Assisted Ordering, see barcode
- Computer Account Object
- Cargo Aircraft Only , a piece of cargo that may only be transported in cargo aircraft and not in passenger aircraft
- Chief Asset Officer , Head of Asset Management, Head of Asset Management
- Air China Cargo (ICAO code), Chinese airline