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'{{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 | imagesize = | caption = Sculpture of [[Sámi]] goddess [[Rana Niejta]] in [[Mo i Rana]] in the municipality of [[Rana, Norway|Rana]], [[Northern Norway|Norway]] | pronunciation = English: Rāṇā | gender = Neutral | related names = Raña, Rane, Rani, Ranee, Rania and Rəna | footnotes = }} {{Special characters}} '''Rana''' is a given name and surname of multiple origins. Rana as an Indian surname is of [[Sanskrit]] origin meaning "king" and is the masculine derivative of the [[Sanskrit]] word "rānī" meaning "queen".<ref>{{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}}</ref> It was used as a [[Rana (title)|princely title]] by the [[Rajput]] kings that ruled under a [[Maharana]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 ''[[Rani|Ranee]]'' as well as the surname ''[[Rane (surname)|Rane]]'', which is more common in [[Goa]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> <!-- NOTE: Though the below definition is the more common definition on Google Search results, it has been shifted down as available sources appear to have used this Wikipedia article as a source. The Sanskrit definition has been shifted up as almost all notable individuals with the name are from the Hindi/Urdu-speaking countries. Citations have now been added, but they conflict from the same issues and are also not reliable. The definition can be shifted back up once a reliable academic resource is found. --> In [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]]; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word ''yarnū'' ({{lang-ar|يرنو}}), meaning "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in [[Middle East|Middle Eastern countries]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=First name Rana - NamepediA|url=http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=NamepediA}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[Galician language|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[Nordic countries]], the name of [[Sámi languages|Sámi]] origin means "green earth" or "fertile fields" after the mythological goddess [[Rana Niejta]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[Old Norse|Norse]], the given name may refer to "nobility" or "queenly".<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rana for a boy or a girl|url=https://nameberry.com/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Nameberry|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[Hebrew]], the name may have the meaning "pure, clean".<ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[New Zealand]], it is a given name for males of [[Māori language|Māori]] origin.<ref>{{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?}}</ref> Less commonly, it is also a given name for females of [[English language|English]] origin meaning "raven"<ref>{{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}}</ref> In the Hausa language of Nigeria, Rana means “sun”. In [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the nickname may refer to "frog",<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Batteiger|first=Jelka|title=Rana|url=https://charlies-names.com/en/rana/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=CharliesNames}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> possibly stemming from [[Rana (genus)|Holarctic true frogs]] of the genus [[Rana (genus)|''Rana'']].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In [[Japanese language|Japanese]]; the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of [[Kanji|Kanji characters]] used, including "beautiful", "princess" or "serenity, harmony".<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> ==People with the name== [[File:Rana-Dasgupta-20100427-2.jpg|thumb|British-Indian author [[Rana Dasgupta]]]] [[File:Rana Waitai.jpg|thumb|New Zealand politician [[Rana Waitai]]]] [[File:Devyani Rana.JPG|thumb|Nepalese princess [[Devyani Rana]]]] [[File:Shammi Rana.jpg|border|thumb|218x218px|[[Shammi Rana]], Indian sports executive and administrator]] ===Given name=== * [[Rana Abdelhamid]] (born 1993), Egyptian-American entrepreneur and self-defense activist * [[Rana X. Adhikari]] (born 1974), American experimental physicist * [[Rana Afzal Khan]] (1949–2019), Pakistani politician, finance minister and army officer * [[Rana Ahmad|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 Daggubati]] (born 1984), Indian actor, producer, TV personality, visual effects co-ordinator and photographer * [[Rana Dajani]], Jordanian molecular biologist * [[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 Hanımsultan]] (1926–2008), Ottoman princess * [[Rana Hussein]] (born 1969), daughter of Saddam Hussein * [[Rana Javadi]] (born 1953), Iranian photographer * [[Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan]] (born 1966), Pakistani politician, lawyer and former deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly (Pakistan) * [[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 Mitter]] (born 1969), British historian, political scientist and Oxford University professor * [[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan]] (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer * [[Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan]] (born 1949), Pakistani politician and lawyer * [[Rana Pratap Singh]] (1540-1597), 16th-century Rajput king of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan (India) * [[Rana Samara]] (born 1985), Palestinian painter * [[Rana Sanaullah Khan]] (born 1950), Pakistani politician * [[Rana KP Singh]] (born 1957), Indian politician and speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (India) * [[Rana Tanveer Hussain]] (born 1949), Pakistani politician and minister * [[Rana Waitai|Rana Donald Waitai]] (1942–2021), New Zealand politician and lawyer ===Surname=== * [[Ashutosh Rana]] (born 1964), Indian actor, producer author and TV personality * [[Ambureen Rana]], American politician * [[Azmat Rana]] (1951-2015), Pakistani cricketer * [[Abhiman Singh Rana Magar|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 Sama|Bal Krishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]] (1903-1981), Nepalese playwright * [[Balwinder Rana]] (born 1947), British activist * [[Beatrice Rana]] (born 1993), Italian pianist * [[Bhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana|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 Rana, Baron Rana|Diljit Singh Rana, Baron Rana]] (born 1938), British politician and life peer of the House of Lords * [[Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana|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 Rana|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 J.B.R.|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 Gajewski|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 J.B.R.|Pradip Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], former inspector general of Nepal Police * [[Ratna Shumsher J.B.R.|Ratna Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], former inspector general of Nepal Police * [[S. R. Rana|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 (actor)|Sohel Rana]] (born 1947), Bangladeshi actor, director and producer * [[Sohel Rana (businessman)|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 J.B.R.|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 ==Rana== * [[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== * [[Raña]], Spanish surname * [[Rane (surname)|Rane]], Marathi surname * [[Rani]] or Ranee, feminine variant * [[Rania (disambiguation)|Rania]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Given name|type=both}} {{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab}} {{Chhetri communities}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Indian masculine given names]] [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]] [[Category:Nepali-language surnames]] [[Category:Punjabi-language surnames]] [[Category:Bengali-language surnames]] [[Category:Unisex given names]] [[Category:Arabic-language feminine given names]] [[Category:Feminine given names]]'