"Rana" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ranas [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|राणा}} Hindi राणा (rāṇā), {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|en|es|Rana}} Spanish Rana, {{bor|en|gl|Raña}} Galician Raña Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Rana (countable and uncountable, plural Ranas)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Rana-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Rana, Norway, a large municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Nordland, Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Rana-en-name-OVmHo49K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73

Inflected forms

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