English Explanatory Dictionary

Banu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Banu Banus

Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Urdu بانو (bāno), from Persian بانو (“lady”). * 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.

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