name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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raad
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noun
Meaning 2
An assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa.
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noun
Meaning 3
The electric catfish.
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History
Etymology
From Dutch raad (“counsel”), cognate with Middle English ræd (“counsel”).
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʕd- Arabic رَعْد (raʕd)bor. English raad Borrowed from Arabic رَعْد (raʕd, “thunder”).