Rana (name)
Pronunciation | English: Rāṇā |
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Gender | Neutral |
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Related names | Raña, Rane, Rani, Ranee, Rania and Rəna |
Rana (Devanagari: राणा, Urdu: رانا) is an Indian name of Parsi and Hindi origin meaning "king" in South Asian languages and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word "rānī" meaning "queen".[1][2] It was commonly used as a princely title by the Nepalese Rana dynasty and by Rajput kings that ruled under a Maharana in the Indian subcontinent.[3][4][5][6] It is today more commonly used as a surname or given name for males, especially in Mumbai, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Some other variants of the name include Rani and Ranee as well as the surname Rane, which is more common in Goa and Maharashtra.[7][8]
In Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word yarnū (Arabic: يرنو), meaning "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in Middle Eastern countries.[9][10][11]
In Galacian, it is a derivative of the surname Raña that may refer to someone from a place with the same name in A Coruña, Spain.[12][13]
In Nordic countries, the name of Sámi origin means "green earth" or "fertile fields" after the mythological goddess Rana Niejta.[14][15]
In Norse, the given name may refer to "nobility" or "queenly".[16][17][18][19]
In Hebrew, the name may have the meaning "pure, clean".[20]
In New Zealand, it is a given name for males of Māori origin.[21] Less commonly, it is also a given name for females of English origin meaning "raven"[22]
In Italian and Spanish, the nickname may refer to "frog",[23][24][25][26] possibly stemming from Holarctic true frogs of the genus Rana.[27][28][29]
In Japanese; the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of Kanji characters used, including "beautiful", "princess" or "serenity, harmony".[30][31][32]
People with the name[]
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Given name[]
- Rana Abdelhamid (born 1993), Egyptian-American entrepreneur and self-defense activist
- Rana Afzal Khan (1949–2019), Pakistani politician, finance minister and army officer
- Rana Ahmad Hamd (born 1985), Saudi-born women's rights activist
- Rana Azadivar (born 1983), Iranian actress
- Rana Bhagwandas (1942-2015), Pakistani jurist and former acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Rana Bokhari (born 1977), Canadian politician
- Rana Dajani, Jordanian molecular biologist
- Rana Daggubati (born 1984), Indian actor, producer, TV personality, visual effects co-ordinator and photographer
- Rana Dasgupta (born 1971), British-Indian novelist and essayist
- Rana Farhan, Iranian-American musician and singer of jazz and blues
- Rana Aylin Foroohar (born 1970), American journalist, economic analyst and author
- Rana Hussein (born 1969), daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Rana Kanwar Pal Singh (born 1957), Indian politician and speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (India)
- Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan (born 1966), Pakistani politician, lawyer and former deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly (Pakistan)
- Rana Mitter (born 1969), British historian, political scientist and Oxford University professor
- Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan (c. 1922-2005), Pakistani politician and former finance minister
- Rana Muhammad Akram Khan (born 1962), Pakistani lawyer, landowner and former chairman executive of the Punjab Bar Council
- Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician and former speaker of the Punjab Assembly (Pakistan)
- Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
- Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan (born 1949), Pakistani politician and lawyer
- Rana Pratap Singh I (1540-1597), 16th century Rajput king of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan (India)
- Rana Sanaullah Khan (born 1950), Pakistani politician
- Rana Tanveer Hussain (born 1949), Pakistani politician and minister
- Rana Donald Waitai (1942–2021), New Zealand politician and lawyer
Surname[]
- Ashutosh Rana (born 1964), Indian actor, producer author and TV personality
- Azmat Rana (1951-2015), Pakistani cricketer
- Kaji Abhiman Singh Rana Magar (born 1846), Nepalese army general and minister
- Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1888-1960), Nepalese defence minister and member of the Rana dynasty
- Bakhtiar Rana (1910-1999), Pakistani army lieutenant general
- Bal Krishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1903-1981), Nepalese playwright
- Beatrice Rana (born 1993), Italian pianist
- Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1865-1932), 14th Nepalese prime minister
- Bhim Singh Rana (c. 1707–1756), ruler of the princely state of Gohad (in present-day India)
- Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (1852-1901), 11th Nepalese prime minister
- Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929), 13th Nepalese prime minister
- Deepraj Rana, Indian actor
- Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (1862-1914), 12th Nepalese prime minister
- Devyani Rana (born 1973); Nepalese princess
- Diamond Shumsher Rana (1918-2011), Nepalese storywriter and political activist
- Diljit Singh Rana, Baron Rana (born 1938), British politician and life peer of the House of Lords
- Gaurav Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (born 1955), Nepalese former chief of army staff and member of the Rana dynasty
- Gyanu Rana (born 1949), Nepalese singer and reality show judge
- Jaspal Rana (born 1976), Indian sport pistol shooter
- Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1875-1952), 15th Nepalese prime minister
- Jung Bahadur Rana (1816–1877), 8th Nepalese prime minister and founder of the Rana dynasty
- Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1892-1964), Nepalese army field marshal
- Kashiram Rana (1938–2012), Indian politician
- Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1916-1983), Nepalese army officer
- Kuber Singh Rana (born 1960), former inspector general of Nepal Police
- Luigi Rana (born 1986), Italian footballer
- Manjural Islam Rana (1984–2007), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Masood Rana (1938–1995), Pakistani playback singer
- Moammar Rana (born 1974), Pakistani actor and film director
- Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1967), 17th Nepalese prime minister and foreign minister
- Munawwar Rana (born 1952), Indian poet
- Nara Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1911-2006), former chief of Nepal Police
- Naseem Rana (born 1942), Pakistani army lieutenant-general and former director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence
- Natasha Rana, American founder and CEO of Symple Health
- Om Bikram Rana, former inspector general of Nepal Police
- Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1882-1961), 16th Nepalese prime minister
- Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Nepalese politician, former minister and member of the Rana dynasty
- Pradip Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, former inspector general of Nepal Police
- Ratna Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, former inspector general of Nepal Police
- Sardarsinhji Ravaji Rana (1870–1957), Indian political activist
- Santosh Rana (1942-2019), Indian politician
- Santosh Rana (CPI) (born 1948), Indian communist politician
- Shafqat Rana (born 1943), former Pakistani cricketer
- Shakoor Rana (1936-2001), Pakistani cricketer and umpire
- Sohail Rana (born 1938), Pakistani music composer for films and television
- Sohel Rana (born 1947), Bangladeshi actor, director and producer
- Sohel Rana (born 1977), Bangladeshi businessman
- Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1995), Bangladeshi footballer
- Sohel Rana (born 1996), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910-1977), 21st Nepalese prime minister
- Tahawwur Hussain Rana (born 1961), Pakistani-Canadian businessman and former physician
- Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (born 1904), Nepalese army commander-in-chief and former inspector general of Nepal Police
- Udaya Shumsher Rana (born 1970), Nepalese politician, former minister and member of the Rana dynasty
- Shammi Rana (born 1978), Indian sports executive and administrator
Other[]
- Jadi Rana, a person in the 1559 Zoroastrian epic poem Qissa-i Sanjan
- Rana Jashraj, a Hindu deity
- Rana Niejta, a goddess in Sámi mythology
See also[]
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