Rana

Meaning

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

Synonyms

genus Rana

frogs

Anura

Batrachia

Salientia

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.