Rana

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rana (frog).

Proper noun

Rana f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranidae – a genus of frogs.

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English

Etymology

Various origins:

  • Borrowed from Hindi राणा (rāṇā), a Rajput surname which probably is a back-formation from रानी (rānī, queen).
  • Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Rana, a nickname for someone with bulging eyes or a croaky voice, from rana (frog).
  • Borrowed from Galician Raña, a habitational surname from a village in the province of A Coruña.

Proper noun

Rana (plural Ranas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rana is the 4923rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7145 individuals. Rana is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.22%) and White (10.57%) individuals.

Further reading


Italian

Etymology

From rana (frog), a nickname for a person with bulging eyes or a croaky voice.

Proper noun

Rana m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Rana

  1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Rana

  1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway
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