Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Anglo-Saxon : Shield; wolf
  • Old English : Son of the shield
  • Latin : Redeemer

Boy name variations

Randolph
Randolf
Randall
Randal
Randell
Randl
Randle
Randy
Rand
Ran
Randie
Ranulf
Dolf
Dolph
Ransom
Ransome
Ranson
Rance

How Popular Is The Name Rankin

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish and northern Irish : from the medieval personal name Rankin, a diminutive of Ronald or Rand, with the diminutive suffix -kin.

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