"Rao" meaning in English

See Rao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Raos [plural]
Etymology: * As an Italian surname, reduced from Radulfo. See Rolf, Ralph, Raul, etc. * As an Indian surname, from Marathi राव (rāv), Gujarati રાવ (rāv), Telugu రావు (rāvu), etc.; all ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king”). * As a Chinese surname, from the place name 饒 /饶 (ráo). More at Rao. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{der|en|mr|राव}} Marathi राव (rāv), {{der|en|gu|રાવ}} Gujarati રાવ (rāv), {{der|en|te|రావు}} Telugu రావు (rāvu), {{der|en|sa|राजन्|t=king}} Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king”), {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Raos}} Rao (plural Raos)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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