English Explanatory Dictionary

Rao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Rao Raos

Etymology

* 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.

Derived words

Rao-Blackwellize
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