Rankin - Meaning of Rankin

What does Rankin mean?

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Rankin

[ 2 syll. ran-kin, ra-nk-in ] The baby boy name Rankin is pronounced as RAENGKihN †. Rankin is derived from English origins. The name means small shield.

The names Randkin, Randkyn, Rank, Rankine, Rankinn, Rankyn, Rankyne, and Rankynn are variant forms of Rankin.

See also the related category shield (protector).

Rankin is rare as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Rankin include Rankinn, Rankyn, Rankynn, Raeman, Raemon, Rahmann, Rahmon, Raiman, Raimon, Raman, Ramen, Randsome, Rangan, Ranjan, Rankine, Rankyne, Ransam, Ransem, Ransim, and Ransom.

† English pronunciation for Rankin: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"