Rana

From Latin rana (“frog”).

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

• (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

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

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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.

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)

• 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.

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

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

Rana m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Rana

1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

• Mo i Rana

Rana

1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

• Mo i Rana