Rao

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Rao

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Raos

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rua, rowe, subba, cramer, spokeswoman, indonesian, roe, indonesia, raw, cad, olympic, rau, bellow, boom, howl, growl

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"Rao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Rao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rao

Chicago

"Rao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rao.

BibTeX

@misc{rao_2026,
  title = {Rao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}