Given name

Rán

“robbery”

Rán is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rán goes back to a word meaning “robbery.”

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Where it comes from

Rán comes from Old Norse.

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Rán’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, Rán is a Roman-alphabet rendering of רן.

Walk Rán’s family in the name graph

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The ring: spellings.

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Germanic

Rín

Rín is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Ranby

“village, settlement”

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Old Norse

Raffles

“fox” · “hole”

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Old Norse

Ragnfríð

Ragnfríð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Randalín

Randalín is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Ragnborg

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Old Norse

Reiðunn

Reiðunn is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Rauna

Rauna is a feminine given name, probably from Northern Sami, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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