Rāw

form · Latin script

Rāw is a name written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat.

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Meaning & origin

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Derivation of Rāw: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Rāw
  1. Middle Englishrawe(measured from records)
  2. Old Englishhrēaw“raw“raw, uncooked”(measured from records)
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hrau(measured from records)
  4. Proto-Germanic*hrawaz“raw”(measured from records)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*krewh₂-“raw meat“raw meat, fresh blood”(measured from records)

From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots raw (“raw”), Dutch rauw (“raw”), German roh (“raw”), Swedish rå (“raw”), Icelandic hrár (“raw”), Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked”), Irish cró (“blood”), Lithuanian kraujas (“blood”), Russian кровь (krovʹ, “blood”). Related also to Old English hrēow, hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, sad, stormy, tempestuous”). More at ree.

Cited for this meaning 5

  • A dictionary of surnames
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
  • Wiktionary
  • Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc

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Evidence

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No register attests this spelling yet

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What does the name Rāw mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat… Recorded by A dictionary of surnames and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and 3 other sources.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rāw”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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