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Origin of Ran Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Fleurant= Fleur is French for Flower, I understand that entire name means "Flower bud". Surnames: Fleurant Submitted by: Dennis Charles Fleurant Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Hildebrand is a last name that pre-dates Germany, Deutschland or Bavaria/Austria. For all of you history buffs, Pope Leo was a Hildebrand. The earliest of Hildebrand's were brewers of beer. Some historians even argue that the Hildebrand lineage created beer itself. Surnames: Hildebrand Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Speranza means Hope in the Italian language. Surnames: Speranza Submitted by: Anthony Speranza Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: In the Haute Alpes department in France is a small village postal code 05300 Lagrand it is just of the RN57 from Grenoble to Sisteron. The village is ancient and dates back to 10th century or there abouts. It is close to Orpieres in the district of Orange, the French protestants Huguenots had there stronghold until the Edict of Nantes after many had to flee abroad to countries were the protestant religion was freely practised. Many went to the Netherlands were William Prince of Orange was leading the fight against the Spanish (catholic) rulers. Interestingly the name Lagrand is written as one word (without an e at the end) and is not found locally, it is likely that those who fled from the village took that name once they settled in their adopted country to honour their origin Surnames: Lagrand Submitted by: Eddy Lagrand Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: LANGEMANN: originating in Helsen at Bad Arolsen, Countship of Waldeck-Eisenberg Line, now in Hesse, Germany, was translated by Arnoldt LANGEMANN to Greek language words: MACRO and ANTHER, with the combination resulting in MACRANDER. he then referred to himself as Arnoldus MACRANDER after 1587 when he matriculated from Wittenberg Univeristy in Lower Saxony, GR. He was born in 1567 in the village of Helsen, where his father Gerck LANGEMANN was an operator of a large farm holding. (Occupation: Vollspaenner) Surnames: Macrander, Langemann Submitted by: Jimmie D. Macrander Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Grant Scottish origin meaning Grand which means big/tall, elder/senior Variants: Grant, Grante Surnames: Grant Submitted by: glitz Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Sancrant Surnames: Sancrant Submitted by: John Sancrant Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Strange French origin means the foreigner or the stranger Surnames: Strange Submitted by: glitz Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: FARRAND, FARRANT, FERRAND etc come from FERRIN which is an old french nickname for "Iron Grey" (Feros-Iron Surnames: FARRAND Submitted by: Ron Ranson Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Portuguese - dem. of Laranja, meaning 'passionfruit' Surnames: Laranjo Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Person from France Surnames: Lafrance Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Symonette name originated in Scottland, England meaning unknown. Surnames: Symonette, Brantley Submitted by: Thelma Eloyce Symonette-Brantley Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: I don't think Pope Leo was a Hildebrand, perhaps you mean Pope Gregory VII Surnames: Hildebrand Submitted by: Dave Hildebrand Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: We were told that it is french meaning without fear. "San" meaning without and "crant" meaning fear. We were told that a French fur trader in Michigan was given the name by Native Americans after he married an Indian girl and lived with the tribe, "withour fear". Surnames: Sancrant Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: From the Irish name of o'Morain, meaning descendant of Moran, which means great or large. It originated from Galway and Mayo - this is in the southwest of Ireland. But there were many Morans who moved to Scotland and North England for the ship-building. The motto is: Lucent in Tenebris - "They shine in Darkness". Surnames: Moran Submitted by: Sarah Moran Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: The name Di Pace means of peace. Surnames: Capriola, Di Pace, Cipolla, La Franca, Vitale and many more Submitted by: Sal Capriola Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: The name La Franca means freedom Surnames: La Franca and many others Submitted by: Sal Capriola Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Aranjo Surnames: Aranjo Submitted by: Aaron Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Celtic - 11th / 12th century. MacIlherron - meaning "protector of the church" sept of clan MacDonald Surnames: Herron, MacIlherron, MacKerron, MacCarran, Heron Submitted by: William Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Those familys that worked with (quarried or made stonework) a marble found in Belgium just across the border from N E France. This marble was called Rance. Thus the "IER" was added to those people employed in that work. (Remember the borders of France have shifted from time to time because of wars) Note also the many variations of the spelling of Ransier. Also find two villages with the name of Ransier in East France. Surnames: Ransier Submitted by: Charles A Ransier Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: albanian Surnames: matranga Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: The Branch Family name comes from the ancient Norman people, in the first recorded instance of the name Branch, a soldier was said to have broken his sword in battle, he tore the branch from a nearby tree and carried on fighting with this new weapon. His name from then on is recorded as Branch. Surnames: Branch Submitted by: Benjamin James Branch Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Reggio Calabria Surnames: Verano Submitted by: Rinaldi Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Of German descent meaning "To Come Forth." (now pronounced *be ans kommt*) Surnames: Branscum Submitted by: Joshua Michael Branscum Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: TERNENT - TRANENT= TERNENT IS THE SCOTTISH PRONOUNCIATION OF TRANENT A TOWN 10 MILES SOUTH OF EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. TRANENT IS THE ENGLISH PRONOUNCIATION. THESE TWO NAMES COME OUT OF THE NAME DE' TRAVERNENT. TAKE THE 'RAV OUT OF THIS NAME AND WE HAVE 'TERNENT' - TAKE THE 'VER' OUT OF THE NAME AND WE HAVE TRANENT. TRANENT IN EAST LOTHIAN WAS GIVEN TO THORN FILIUS SWANI DE'TRAVERNENT A FRENCH KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN 1127 IN A CHARTER BY KING DAVID l OF SCOTLAND WHO CAME TO THE THRONE IN 1124. Surnames: DE'TRAVERNENT/TRANENT/TERNENT Submitted by: CHEVALIER DENIS DE'TRAVERNENT Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: The history of our line in the Branch Family does show a Norman origing, the first mention of the name in written history so far as known occurs in the chronicle of John Brompton, the year of 1118 in a list wherein he enumerates "Les nons de grautz dela la mer, Qe vindrent od le conguerour, William Bastard de graunt vigours," In other workd the names of the great men who crossed the sea with William the Vigorous. Brompton gives but the surnames among them as "Braunz el Columber." The spelling of the names here is none to accurate. Many lists have been perserved to our time in the archives of many churches decorated with the title "The Book of the Conquerors," and such lists from various chaters and so now in the Battle Abbey the name is invariable spelled as Braunch. The surname of the Branch family is thus traced to the 11th century, but legend claims for the Braches a far greater antiquity, and attempts to identify with the Licinian family of old Rome. Legend claims the Licinian family adopted the green brach as its insignia and from this same emblem its descendants have always taken their surname thus in France - Branche; in Spain and Italy -- Branca; in Normandy - Braunche; and presently in England - Branch. Caius Licinius Stolo who in 367 B. C. as tribune, proposed the Licinian Laws. The laws brought a peaceful end to the stuggle between the patricians and the plebeians. Licinius was consul in 364-361 B.C. and afterwards was fined for possessing more public land than his own laws allowed. Flavius Valerius Licinius, Roman Emperor (308-324) was made Augustus. The arms of the Branch family as its descendants bear them today are: Argent, A lion Rampant Glaes Armed Azure, oppressed with a bent sable. Crest: out of a ducal coronet or a cock's head azure combed gules, in its beak the green branch of the Licinian family. The arms has no motto. These arms were assumed in the latter half of the twelve century by the descendants of the Braunche, who, with William the Conqueror ivaded and overcame England in 1066. There are two Heads of the Branch family living in America prior to 1640. John, son of Peter Branch on Branch Island some ten miles north of Plymouth Rock and Christopher, son of Lionel Branch who settled in Jamestown, Virginia. Surnames: Branch, Braunche, Branche Submitted by: Linda Sue Hollenbeck (Branch) Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: india Surnames: rana Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Scotland Original gaelic form MacIlherron meaning protecter of the church. Herron is a sept of clan MacDonald and other reconized spellings in Scotland are MacKerron, MacCarran. Herron was originally located in the western isles one of which was Arran. The name goes back to the 1100's. Surnames: Herron, Heron, MacKerron, MacCarran Submitted by: William Herron Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: LEIPPRAND, in W?RTTEMBERG frequently Leibbrand. is based on LIUTBRAND ( [ Man, people ] + [ burning Sword ] ) ; Famous by the Lombard king LEIPPRAND (712 - 744) and the chronicler Bishop LEIPPRAND of CREMONA, (~ 920 - 972). The name appeared also. in VILLINGEN 1439 L?TBRAND, later LIEPRAND, LEUPRAND, LEIPRAND LIUTBRAND : LEIB | BRAND(T) LIUT / LJUD : Man / People BRAND : Sword Surnames: Leibbrandt - Leibbrand - Leibrand - Leibrandt - Leipprand - (in USA:) Lybrand Submitted by: Hans Leibbrandt Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Ranik - Rannik (Estonian) means rock. As Estonian is closely related to Finnish & Hungarian, it is likely to have similar meaning Surnames: Ranik Submitted by: Helga Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: The Ranger Name held only 1 family in the 700's in norway. every ranger is somehow related to one another. the ranger ancestor as far back as i can find is erik the red and his eldest son leif ericsson wich has discovered and populated iceland and america bevor columbus was even born jet in america he was killed in battle against natives. the name ericsson was transformed after time into ranger. Surnames: Ranger Submitted by: David Ranger Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Rand Arms Arms—Gyronny of twelve or and sable (Burke: General Armory.) Symbolic: The shield gyronny is one of the many ways in which two colors may be used. It is a fairly common division, although the use of the twelve pieces is rare. Gold denotes generosity, and black signifies constancy. Surnames: Rand Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Rand is a contraction or shortened form of the baptismal name Randall or Randolf, which is derived from the Old English "rand," the edge or boss of the shield, and "wulf ," meaning the wolf. Rand was a Yorkshire favorite and the surnames such as Rands, Rance, and Randson, whirls were founded on it, survive there. Of early record is Janet Rands, of County York, mentioned in the Durham Household Book, and Ricardus Randes on the Poll Ton List, Yorkshire, in 1379. The earliest record of the name of Rand found in America is that of James Rand, who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the ship "Arm," in 1623, and the next year had a share in the division of land. As his name was not mentioned in the division of cattle in 1627 and no further mention is made of him, it is inferred that he had returned to his native land. Among those emigrants sent over by Captain John Mason, when he was endeavoring to colonize New Hampshire, was a Francis Rand, who settled in that part of Portsmouth then called Sandy Beach, now Rye. Lands were laid out to him in 1653. He thus became a permanent citizen, and he bad a large family of children. The next in order of emigration is Robert Rand, who, with his wife Alice and several children, came to this country in 1635, and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts, where the family has held a prominent position. The lists of ships arriving during that year are incomplete, and neither the name of the vessel in which they sailed nor the place of embarkation has been ascertained. In 1682 a Henry Rand was living in that part of Concord, Massachusetts, which was set off for Stow, of which place he was an original inhabitant. The records of this family are rather meagre. Between these three—Francis, Robert and Henry—no connection has been discovered. Many efforts have been made, particularly by some of the descendants of Robert Rand, to ascertain the English homes and ancestry of these early settlers, but with little success. (Bardsley Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. Harrison Surnames of the United Kingdom, Vol. II. Lower Patronymica Britannica. Family data.) Surnames: Rand Submitted by: Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Origins from Lebanon & Syria Surnames: Hourani Submitted by: Edward Hourani Origin of Ran, Meaning of Ran Origin: Rance originated from Holand its a Dutch name I believe,They migrated all over the world. Surnames: Rance Submitted by: Serha 11/24/2009 7:51 PM Page 2 of 2

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