Rau

See also: rau, râu, rãu, rău, and ra'u

German

Etymology

• As a German surname, from obsolete rau (“rough, hairy, shaggy”).
• As an English surname, a Medieval variant of Ralph.
• As a Sicilian Italian surname, variant of Rao, from a derivative of the Germanic name Rudolph.
• As a Hindi surname, spelling variant of Rao.

Proper noun

Rau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Raus or (with an article) Rau, feminine genitive Rau, plural Raus)

1. a surname

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Rao, Drago

Etymology

From the eye dialect spelling of dragu (“monster”), from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾa.u/
• Hyphenation: Rà‧u

Proper noun

Rau

1. a surname, Rau

Descendants

• English: Rau, Rao, Drago
• Italian: Rau, Rao, Drago