Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Odia, Bengali Scripts राऊत(Marathi) राउत(Hindi) ରାଉତ(Odia) রাউত(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. ra-OOT(Marathi) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince".