Rau

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Rau 1
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German ruch, ruhe, rouch "hairy", "shaggy", "rough".
Added 8/2/2014 by Fanny
Edited 10/16/2023 by Felie

Rau 2
Revisions not set
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English

Meaning & History

From a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.
Added 8/2/2014 by Fanny
Edited 8/2/2014 by Fanny

Rau 3
not set
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Italian

Meaning & History

From a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ralph.
Added 8/2/2014 by Fanny

Rau 4
Revisions not set
Type Surname
Usage Indian

Meaning & History

Variant of Rao 1.
Added 8/2/2014 by Fanny
Edited 4/29/2024 by Mike C