Rana

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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.

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References

English

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Etymology

Various origins of surname:

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 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

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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

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Rana

  1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Rana

  1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway
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