"Rau" meaning in Sicilian

See Rau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɾa.u/ Forms: Rao [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Catalan Grau (with regular lenition of the initial sound), a toponymic surname. Possibly akin to Ngrau (cfr. Italian Ingrao). Etymology templates: {{unc|scn}} Uncertain, {{bor|scn|ca|Grau}} Catalan Grau, {{cog|it|Ingrao}} Italian Ingrao Head templates: {{head|scn|proper noun}} Rau
  1. a surname, Rau
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