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Banu
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banu bañu bánú bānǚ
English
+ (name)
Etymology
As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from en inc-hnd - (en hi बानू, बानो / en ur بانو bānū, bānō), from en fa بانو bānū, bānō lady, variant of en Bano.
en bn বানু, a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above.
Borrowed from en ro Banu, from the medieval title ro ban; see ro Ban.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Banu is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Banu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.58%) and White (16.19%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en abnu Baun Anbu Abun Nabu Nuba abun Buna
en surnames from Bengali surnames from Romanian
Romanian
Etymology
From ro Ban, from ro ban.
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Banu.wav
Proper noun
m
ro village commune/Dumești county/Iași c/Romania
Turkish
Proper noun
tr female