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Radu - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Radu
 
 

 


The boy name Radu [ 2 syll. ra-du, rad-u ] is pronounced as RAADuw KEY. Radu is largely used in the Romanian language and it is also derived from Romanian origins. Derived from the element 'rad' which means glad. The name developed as a short form of Slavic names starting with 'Rad-'. The name Raduta (Romanian) is the female equivalent of Radu. The name Radut (Romanian) and the name Radutu (Romanian) are variants of Radu.

Radu is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Radu include Radut (Romanian), Retho (German and Rhaeto-Romanic), Reto (German and Rhaeto-Romanic), Roddie (English), Roddy (Scottish and English), Ruairidh (Scottish), Rudi (German), Rudy (English), Ruedi (German), Radutu (Romanian), Read (English and Scottish), Reed (English and Scottish), Reid (English and Scottish), Rhett (English), Rod (English), Ruaraidh (Scottish), and Ruud (Dutch).

KEY: English pronunciation for Radu: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"


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