Rankine - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Rankine \r(a)-nki-ne, ran-kine\ is a variant of Rankin (Old English, Celtic), and the meaning of Rankine is "little shield; Son of Francis".

The baby name Rankine sounds like Rankinn. Other similar baby names are Jenkin, Renke and Randon.

Rankine is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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