Rana (name)

{{About|the name and surname of people|the Spanish name|Raña|the Marathi name|Rane (surname)|other uses|Rana (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox given name

| name = Rana

| image = Rana Niejta B.JPG

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| caption = Sculpture of Sámi goddess Rana Niejta in Mo i Rana in Rana Municipality, Norway

| pronunciation = English: Rāṇā

| gender = Neutral

| related names = Raña, Rane, Rani, Ranee, Rania and Rəna

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Rana is a given name and surname of multiple origins.

Rana is also a historical title that is now used as an Indian surname. It is of Sanskrit origin, meaning "king", and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word rānī meaning "queen".{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|language=en}} It was used as a title by the Rajput kings.{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|language=en}} It is a surname of Rajputs in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Some other variants of the name include Rani and Ranee as well as the surname Rane, which is more common in Goa and Maharashtra.{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013|title=Rana Name Meaning & Rana Family History at Ancestry.com®|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Ancestry}}

In Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word yarnū ({{langx|ar|يرنو}}), meaning "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in Middle Eastern countries.{{Cite web|title=First name Rana - NamepediA|url=http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=NamepediA}}{{Cite web|title=Rana: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com|url=https://babynames.com/name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=BabyNames.com}}{{Cite web|title=Name Rana Meaning, Origin etc. - Girl Names - Baby Name Rana|url=https://www.thenamemeaning.com/rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Name Meaning|date=30 January 2014 |language=en-US}}

It is a surname found in Nepal, used by the Magar people and also by the Chhetri group.

In Galician, it is a derivative of the surname Raña that may refer to someone from a place with the same name in A Coruña, Spain.{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013|title=Rana Name Meaning & Rana Family History at Ancestry.com®|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Ancestry}}

In Nordic countries, the Sámi name means "green earth" or "fertile fields" after the mythological goddess Rana Niejta.{{Cite web|title=Rana f - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Rana_f|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Nordic Names}}{{Cite web|last=|title=The Name Rana : popularity, meaning and origin, popular baby names|url=https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Popular-BabyNames.com|language=en}}

In Old Norse, the given name may mean "nobility" or "queenly".{{Cite web|date=2018-08-22|title=Rana|url=https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=SheKnows|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Rana for a boy or a girl|url=https://nameberry.com/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Nameberry|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Rana Meaning. Baby Names & Meanings. What Does Rana Mean?|url=https://www.baby-names-meanings.net/meaning/rana.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=baby-names-meanings.net}}{{Cite web|last=|title=The Name Rana : popularity, meaning and origin, popular baby names|url=https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Popular-BabyNames.com|language=en}}

In Hebrew, the name may have the meaning "pure", "clean".{{Cite web|title=Meaning and Origin of Rana - FamilyEducation|url=https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=FamilyEducation|language=en}}

In New Zealand, it is a given name for males of Māori origin.{{Cite web|last=Merschat|first=Stephen R.|title=Who's Your Baby? Over 112,000 Baby Names and Meanings|url=http://babynames.merschat.com/name-meaning.cgi?bn_key=51011|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Who's Your Baby?}} Less commonly, it is also a given name for females of English origin meaning "raven"{{Cite web|title=Rana - Meaning Of Rana, What Does Rana Mean?|url=http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-rana.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Our Baby Namer}}

In the Hausa language of Nigeria, it means “sun”.

In Italian and Spanish, the nickname means "frog",{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013|title=Rana Name Meaning & Rana Family History at Ancestry.com®|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Ancestry}}{{Cite web|last=Batteiger|first=Jelka|title=Rana|url=https://charlies-names.com/en/rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=CharliesNames}}{{Cite web|last=|title=The Name Rana : popularity, meaning and origin, popular baby names|url=https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Popular-BabyNames.com|language=en}} possibly stemming from Holarctic true frogs of the genus Rana.{{Cite web|title=Meaning and Origin of Rana - FamilyEducation|url=https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=FamilyEducation|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=What Does The Name Rana Mean?|url=https://www.names.org/n/rana/about|access-date=2020-08-29|website=The Meaning of Names|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=What Does The Name Rana Mean?|url=https://www.names.org/n/rana/about|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Names.org|language=en}}

In Japanese, the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of Kanji characters used, including "beautiful", "princess", "serenity", and "harmony".{{Cite web|title=Rana - girl(female) name meanings|url=https://japanese-names.info/first_name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Japanese Names .info|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Rana(梨奈) Japanese Girl Name Meaning {{!}} Popular Baby Name|url=https://culturetour.net/japanese-names/girl-rana0|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Culture Tour}}{{Cite web|last=|title=The Name Rana : popularity, meaning and origin, popular baby names|url=https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/rana|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Popular-BabyNames.com|language=en}}