Rankin

American  

[rang-kin] / ˈræŋ kɪn /

noun

1. Jeannette, 1880–1973, U.S. women's-rights leader and pacifist: first woman elected to Congress; served 1917–19, 1941–43.

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Rankin British  

/ ˈræŋkɪn /

noun

1. Ian. born 1960, Scottish novelist; best known for his series of novels featuring Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, beginning with Knots and Crosses (1987)

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Example Sentences

Rankin said she would no longer “reference” either man’s work.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

There’s a special, frictional magic to creative teamwork — Laurel and Hardy, Nichols and May, Powell and Pressburger, Rankin and Bass — amplified when the teammates are linked by blood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Conservative MP for Windsor in Berkshire, Jack Rankin, whose constituency is close to the airport said: "Fundamentally, I do not believe that there is space in our infrastructure locally."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"They have all written here and Ian Rankin has mentioned us in five of his books and Sandy McCall Smith has written about The Elephant House on many occasions," Mr Taylor said.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

A few days before the vote, Carrie Chapman Catt and several other women from the National American Woman Suffrage Association visited Rankin and urged her to vote for war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling