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Ratai

Ratai proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ratai

  1. A surname

Forms of Ratai

alternative formRataj
alternative formRatay
alternative formRattai
alternative formRattaj
alternative formRattay

Origin of Ratai

Various etymologies. As a European surname, from Polish Rataj, Czech Rataj, Slovak Rataj, Slovene Rataj, Lower Sorbian rataj, Ukrainian ратай (rataj), and cognates in other Slavic languages. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.

Questions about Ratai

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

Words near Ratai in the dictionary

  1. ratafia biscuits
  2. ratafias
  3. Ratagnon
  4. Ratagnons
  5. Ratahan
  6. Ratai
  7. Rataj
  8. Ratajczak
  9. Ratajczaks
  10. Ratak
  11. ratal

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