Ranft

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ranft.

Proper noun

Ranft (plural Ranfts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranft is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Ranft is most common among White (93.92%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ranft, from Old High German ramft.

Noun

Ranft m (strong, genitive Ranftes or Ranfts, plural Ränfte)

  1. (Baden, Switzerland) crust (of bread)
    Synonyms: Brotkruste, Brotrinde
  2. (Saxony) heel (of bread)
    Synonyms: Brotkanten, Knust

Declension
Declension of Ranft [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ranft die Ränfte
genitive eines des Ranftes, Ranfts der Ränfte
dative einem dem Ranft, Ranfte1 den Ränften
accusative einen den Ranft die Ränfte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Renftel

Further reading
  • “Ranft” in Duden online
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