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Ransom

Gender  Male
Type  Single Name
Species  Dog

Meaning

Son of the shield.

Related Names

Ran, Randy.

Famous Usage

Ransom E. Olds - founder of Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company; Ransom Riggs - author of 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'.

Screen Details

Ransom - (1986) movie starring Mel Gibson, Reno Russo and Brawley Nolte.

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For the guard dog who shields you from danger.

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