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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
bano
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Banu. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above. * As a Spanish surname (Baño), from baño (“bath”). Compare Banos. * As a Galician surname (Baño), from O Baño in Mugardos, a placename from Paleo-Hispanic. * As an Italian surname, from the personal Bano, short form of Albano, Urbano.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, बानू, बानो, بانو

Inflected Forms

Banos (plural)

Questions

What does bano mean?
A surname.
Where does bano come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce bano

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