Etymology

Banu

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Hindi बानू, बानो ← Urdu بانو ← Persian بانو
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The story

  1. Romanian · borrowed fromBanu
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromবানু
  3. Persian · borrowed fromبانو“lady”
  4. Urdu · borrowed fromبانو
  5. Hindi · borrowed fromबानू, बानो
  6. English todayBanu

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Bano. * 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.

Words from the same roots

Hindiबानू, बानो all →

Bano

Urduبانو all →

Bano

Persianبانو all →

Bano

Bengaliবানু all →

Bano

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.