Etymology

Raval

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Indian surname of Punjabi origin, Arora and Sikh name from a clan name derived from ਰਾਵਾ (rāvā, “commander, king”) (from ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)), with the adjectival suffix [script needed] (-l).

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