The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromराजन्“king”
- Telugu · derived fromరావు
- Gujarati · derived fromરાવ
- Marathi · derived fromराव
- English todayRao
* 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.
Words from the same roots
Sanskritराजन् all →
Rajurajah
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.