Rana

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginHindi राना ← Spanish Rana ← Galician Raña →
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Meanings

proper nounRana (countable and uncountable, plural Ranas)

plural Ranas

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA large municipality in Nordland county, Norway. See Rana, Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Origin

  1. GalicianRaña
  2. SpanishRana
  3. Hindiराना
  4. EnglishRana

Various origins of surname: * Borrowed from Hindi राना (rānā)/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.

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APA

Rana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rana

MLA

“Rana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rana.

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