Ranta

See also: ranta, ränta, and räntä

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Ranta.

Proper noun

Ranta

1. A surname from Finnish.

Statistics

• Ranta is most common among White individuals.

Anagrams

• Taran, Arant, ratan, taran, ANTaR, Trana, antra, ran at, Ratna

Finnish

Etymology

< ranta (“shore”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑntɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ran‧ta

Proper noun

Ranta

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Ranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		Ranta	Rannat
genitive		Rannan	Rantojen
partitive		Rantaa	Rantoja
illative		Rantaan	Rantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ranta	Rannat
accusative	nom.	Ranta	Rannat
	gen.	Rannan
genitive		Rannan	Rantojen Rantain rare
partitive		Rantaa	Rantoja
inessive		Rannassa	Rannoissa
elative		Rannasta	Rannoista
illative		Rantaan	Rantoihin
adessive		Rannalla	Rannoilla
ablative		Rannalta	Rannoilta
allative		Rannalle	Rannoille
essive		Rantana	Rantoina
translative		Rannaksi	Rannoiksi
abessive		Rannatta	Rannoitta
instructive		—	Rannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rantani Rantani accusative nom. Rantani Rantani gen. Rantani genitive Rantani Rantojeni Rantaini rare partitive Rantaani Rantojani inessive Rannassani Rannoissani elative Rannastani Rannoistani illative Rantaani Rantoihini adessive Rannallani Rannoillani ablative Rannaltani Rannoiltani allative Rannalleni Rannoilleni essive Rantanani Rantoinani translative Rannakseni Rannoikseni abessive Rannattani Rannoittani instructive — — comitative — Rantoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rantasi Rantasi accusative nom. Rantasi Rantasi gen. Rantasi genitive Rantasi Rantojesi Rantaisi rare partitive Rantaasi Rantojasi inessive Rannassasi Rannoissasi elative Rannastasi Rannoistasi illative Rantaasi Rantoihisi adessive Rannallasi Rannoillasi ablative Rannaltasi Rannoiltasi allative Rannallesi Rannoillesi essive Rantanasi Rantoinasi translative Rannaksesi Rannoiksesi abessive Rannattasi Rannoittasi instructive — — comitative — Rantoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rantamme Rantamme accusative nom. Rantamme Rantamme gen. Rantamme genitive Rantamme Rantojemme Rantaimme rare partitive Rantaamme Rantojamme inessive Rannassamme Rannoissamme elative Rannastamme Rannoistamme illative Rantaamme Rantoihimme adessive Rannallamme Rannoillamme ablative Rannaltamme Rannoiltamme allative Rannallemme Rannoillemme essive Rantanamme Rantoinamme translative Rannaksemme Rannoiksemme abessive Rannattamme Rannoittamme instructive — — comitative — Rantoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rantanne Rantanne accusative nom. Rantanne Rantanne gen. Rantanne genitive Rantanne Rantojenne Rantainne rare partitive Rantaanne Rantojanne inessive Rannassanne Rannoissanne elative Rannastanne Rannoistanne illative Rantaanne Rantoihinne adessive Rannallanne Rannoillanne ablative Rannaltanne Rannoiltanne allative Rannallenne Rannoillenne essive Rantananne Rantoinanne translative Rannaksenne Rannoiksenne abessive Rannattanne Rannoittanne instructive — — comitative — Rantoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rantansa Rantansa accusative nom. Rantansa Rantansa gen. Rantansa genitive Rantansa Rantojensa Rantainsa rare partitive Rantaansa Rantojaan Rantojansa inessive Rannassaan Rannassansa Rannoissaan Rannoissansa elative Rannastaan Rannastansa Rannoistaan Rannoistansa illative Rantaansa Rantoihinsa adessive Rannallaan Rannallansa Rannoillaan Rannoillansa ablative Rannaltaan Rannaltansa Rannoiltaan Rannoiltansa allative Rannalleen Rannallensa Rannoilleen Rannoillensa essive Rantanaan Rantanansa Rantoinaan Rantoinansa translative Rannakseen Rannaksensa Rannoikseen Rannoiksensa abessive Rannattaan Rannattansa Rannoittaan Rannoittansa instructive — — comitative — Rantoineen Rantoinensa

Related terms

• Rantala
• Rantanen

Statistics

• Ranta is the 136^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 4,884 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.