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Rao

Rao proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Rao (plural Raos)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Rao

pluralRaos

Origin of Rao

* 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.

Words formed from Rao

Questions about Rao

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

Words near Rao in the dictionary

  1. Ranwell
  2. Ranworth
  3. ranz des vaches
  4. RANZCP
  5. Ranzo
  6. Rao
  7. Rao-Blackwellization
  8. Rao-Blackwellizations
  9. Rao-Blackwellize
  10. Rao-Blackwellized
  11. Rao-Blackwellizes

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