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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Rau.

a surname

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

* As a German surname, from obsolete rau (“rough, hairy, shaggy”). * As an English surname, a Medieval variant of Ralph. * As a Sicilian Italian surname, variant of Rao, from a derivative of the Germanic name Rudolph. * As a Hindi surname, spelling variant of Rao.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.