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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raghavan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
ragha-van
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ராகவன் (rākavaṉ) and Malayalam രാഘവൻ (rāghavaṉ).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: രാഘവൻ

Inflected Forms

Raghavans (plural)

Questions

What does raghavan mean?
A surname from India.
Where does raghavan come from?
Borrowed from Tamil ராகவன் (rākavaṉ) and Malayalam രാഘവൻ (rāghavaṉ).

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