Rankine

Rankine
This long-established surname is of early medieval English and Scottish origin, and was developed from the medieval male given name "Rankin", a diminutive form of the given name "Rand(e)", with the hypocoristic suffix "-kin". Rand itself is a short form of any of the various (originally) Germanic compound personal names with the first element "rand" (shield) rim, such as Randolf, with the second element "wolf", wolf. The diminutive form of the name is first recorded in Scotland, where Rankin de Fowlartoun is mentioned in Charters of the Royal Borough of Ayr in 1429. Early examples of the surname include: Reginald Ranekyn (1296, Sussex); Ralph Rankin (1301, Yorkshire); John Randekyn (1381, Suffolk); and in Scotland, John Rankyne, burgess of Glasgow in 1456. The surname has a long history in Scotland; it was found early in Ayrshire, where persons of the name were "small proprietors" before the end of the 16th Century. One John Rankin was vicar of Girwane in 1504, and another John Rankin was vicar of Girwane in 1504, and another John Rankin was a tenant under the bishop of Aberdeen in 1511. The christening of Jon(athan), son of Paull Rankin, was recorded at the Church of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, on May 12th 1657. The Coat of Arms granted to a Rankin family depicts three red boars' heads couped between three red battleaxes on a silver shield, and in the centre a green quatrefoil. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gilbert Reynkyn, which was dated 1273, in the "Hundred Rolls of Kent", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Rankine — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872), schottischer Physiker und Ingenieur Nach William John Macquorn Rankine sind benannt: eine Temperaturskala und deren Einheit, siehe Rankine Skala ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RANKINE (W. J. M.) — RANKINE WILLIAM JOHN MACQUORN (1820 1872) Ingénieur et physicien écossais né à Édimbourg et mort à Glasgow, William J. M. Rankine commence ses recherches par l’étude de la fatigue des métaux et son application aux essieux des locomotives (1843).… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rankine —   [ ræȖkɪn], William John Macquorn, britischer Ingenieur und Physiker, * Edinburgh 5. 7. 1820, ✝ Glasgow 24. 12. 1872; nach Tätigkeit im Eisenbahnbau ab 1855 Professor in Glasgow. Rankine ist einer der Begründer der Thermodynamik und der Theorie… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rankine — may refer to: * Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic heat engine cycle * Rankine scale, an absolute temperature scale used mostly by US engineers * William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872), a Scottish engineer and physicist who proposed both of the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Rankine — [raŋ′kin] adj. [after Wm. J. M. Rankine (1820 72), Scot physicist] designating or of an absolute temperature scale in which a measurement interval equals a Fahrenheit degree and in which 0° is equal to 459.69°F, so that the freezing point of… …   English World dictionary

  • Rankine — (spr. ränkin), William John Macquorn, Ingenieur, geb. 5. Juli 1820 in Edinburg, gest. 24. Dez. 1872, studierte in Edinburg, lehrte mehrere Jahre in Glasgow und arbeitete über die Wärme und die Theorie der Motoren, die Erhaltung der Kraft und über …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rankine — (spr. rännkĭn), William John Macquorn, Ingenieur, geb. 5. Juli 1820 zu Edinburgh, seit 1855 Prof. in Glasgow, gest. 24. Dez. 1872, Mitbegründer der Thermodynamik; schrieb: »Manual of applied mecanics« (11. Aufl. 1885), »Manual of the steam… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rankine — Se denomina Rankine (símbolo R) a la escala de temperatura que se define midiendo en grados Fahrenheit sobre el cero absoluto, por lo que carece de valores negativos. Esta escala fue propuesta por el físico e ingeniero escocés William Rankine en… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rankine — Escala de temperatura que se basa sobre el cero absoluto, por lo que carece de valores negativos. 0 grados Rankine (0ºR) equivalen a 273,15ºc o 0 K. La diferencia entre dos grados Rankine es la misma que entre dos grados Fahrenheit. Esta escala… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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