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Surname Etymology and Meaning of RAMAN

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Indian (Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit rama ‘pleasing’, ‘charming’ (see Ram) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. This is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)