Rana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rana"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rana (“frog”).

Proper noun

Rana f

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

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Anura - order; Ranidae - family

Derived terms

• Afrana
• Amnirana
• Chaparana
• Glandirana
• Indirana
• Ingerana
• Lanzarana
• Nanorana
• Pterorana
• Wurana

References

• Rana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Various origins of surname:

• 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 (countable and uncountable, plural Ranas)

1. A surname.
2. Rana, Norway, a large municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

   Related terms: Mo i Rana (administrative centre of the municipality)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rana is the 4923^rd 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Rana

1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

Related terms

• Mo i Rana

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Rana

1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

Related terms

• Mo i Rana