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Banu

Banu proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Banu (plural Banus)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Banu

pluralBanus

Origin of Banu

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Bano. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above. * Borrowed from Romanian Banu, from the medieval title ban; see Ban.

Questions about Banu

What does Banu mean?
Banu means a surname.
What part of speech is Banu?
Banu is a proper noun.

Words near Banu in the dictionary

  1. bantustan
  2. bantustans
  3. banty
  4. bantz
  5. Bantzes
  6. Banu
  7. Banuelos
  8. Banueloses
  9. Banus
  10. Banuton
  11. banuyo

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