Rauh

See also: rauh

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, variant of Rau.
• As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, variations from the German noun Rauch (“smoke”), used to translate Slovene dim.

Proper noun

Rauh (plural Rauhs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rauh is the 19166^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1417 individuals. Rauh is most common among White (95.98%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Haru, Rahu, Rāhu, rahu

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Roh, Ruh (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German rāwe, from Old High German rāwa, ablaut variant of ruowa, from Proto-West Germanic *rōu, from which the Moselle Franconian forms and German Ruhe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀɔu̯/

Noun

Rauh f

1. (Ripuarian) stillness, calm, rest, ease, tranquility, silence (absence of stress, movement, and/or sound)

Derived terms

• räuhig