Rana
See also: rana, raná, ranã, rană, raña, rána, rână, råna, and raṇa
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin rana (“frog”).
Proper noun
Rana f
- 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:
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Rana
- A municipality of Nordland, Norway
Related terms
- Mo i Rana
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Rana
- A municipality of Nordland, Norway
Related terms
- Mo i Rana