Etymology

bau

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

German Bau ← French Bau
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bau · noun1

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1).

Bau · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromBau
  2. German · borrowed fromBau
  3. English todayBau

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Bau, perhaps a short form of compounds with this element, such as Bauhofer or Baumann. * Borrowed from French Bau, perhaps a variant of Beau. * Variant of Bao, a surname of Chinese origin.

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