LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Ranius

Ranius m sg (genitive Raniī or Ranī)
Classical[ˈra.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularLucius Ranius Optatus, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRanius—
genitiveRaniī
Ranī		—
dativeRaniō—
accusativeRanium—
ablativeRaniō—
vocativeRanī—

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyRaniusRanius. a name of rare occurrence. Cicero (Cic. Att. 12.21) speaks of a Ranius, who may have been a slave or a freedman of Brutus. There was a L. Rani…

Quick answers

What does Ranius mean in Latin?
Ranius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Ranius?
The genitive singular is Raniī. Ranius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Ranius?
In classical Latin, [ˈra.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraː.ni.us].