Rana (name)
Rana (Devanāgarī: राणा, Rāṇā) is an Indian name of Parsi and Hindu 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. Other variants of the surname include Rane, which is more common in Goa and Maharashtra.[7][8]
In Persian, Arabic and Kurdish; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word yarnū (Template:Lang-ar), meaning "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in Persian and Arabic-speaking countries.[9][10]
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.[11][12]
In Nordic countries, the name of Sámi origin means "green earth" or "fertile earth".[13][14]
In Norse, the given name may refer to "nobility" or "queenly".[15][16][17][18]
In Hebrew, the name may have the meaning "pure, clean".[19]
In New Zealand, it is a given name for males of Maori origin.[20] Less commonly, it is also a given name for females of English origin meaning "raven"[21]
In Italian and Spanish, the nickname may refer to "frog",[22][23][24][25] possibly stemming from Holarctic true frogs of the genus Rana.[26][27][28]
In Japanese; the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of Kanji characters used, including "beautiful", "princess" or "serenity, harmony".[29][30][31]
People with the name
Given name
- Rana Abdelhamid (born 1993), Egyptian-American entrepreneur and self-defense activist
- Rana Adhikari (born 1974), Indian-American physicist
- 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 Foroohar (born 1970), American journalist, economic analyst and author
- Rana Hussein (born 1969), a daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Rana June Sobhany, American author
- 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 Mikdashi (born 1973), Lebanese jewelery designer
- 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 Tokmak (born 1996), German rhythmic gymnast
- 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
- Bahadur Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (born 1882), Nepalese diplomat
- 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 (born 1987), Bangladeshi footballer
- Sohel Rana (born 1995), Bangladeshi footballer
- Sohel Rana (born 1996), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910-1977), 21th 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
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
References
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