Lao

Lao may refer to:

Laos

 * Something of, from, or related to Laos, a country in Southeast Asia
 * Lao people (people from Laos, or of Lao descent)
 * The Lao language
 * Lao Rongzhi (born 1974), Chinese female serial killer
 * Lao script, the writing system used to write the Lao language
 * Lao (Unicode block), a block of Lao characters in Unicode
 * LAO, the international vehicle registration code for Laos

Other places

 * Mount Lao (崂山), Qingdao, China
 * Lao River, Italy, a river of southern Italy
 * Lao River, Thailand, a tributary of the Kok River in Thailand
 * Lao, Bhutan
 * Lao, Estonia, village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County
 * Lao, Togo
 * LAO, IATA code of Laoag International Airport in the Philippines

Philosophers

 * Laozi or Lao-Tzu, philosopher and poet of ancient China.

Other

 * Alternative spelling of Liu, common Chinese surname
 * California Legislative Analyst's Office
 * Legal Aid Ontario
 * Legislative Affairs Office
 * Linear alpha olefin
 * The material lanthanum aluminate, or LaAlO3