Rana (name)

Rana (name)
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". It was used as a princely title by the and by Rajput kings that ruled under a Maharana in the Indian subcontinent. It is today found as a surname among 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.
In Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word yarnū, meaning "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in Middle Eastern countries.
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.
In Nordic countries, the name of Sámi origin means "green earth" or "fertile fields" after the mythological goddess Rana Niejta.
In Norse, the given name may refer to "nobility" or "queenly".
In Hebrew, the name may have the meaning "pure, clean".
In New Zealand, it is a given name for males of Māori origin. Less commonly, it is also a given name for females of English origin meaning "raven"
In Italian and Spanish, the nickname may refer to "frog", possibly stemming from Holarctic true frogs of the genus Rana.
In Japanese; the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of Kanji characters used, including "beautiful", "princess" or "serenity, harmony".
People with the name
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 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 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 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
Balwinder Rana (born 1947), British activist
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
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, Marathi surname
Rani or Ranee, feminine variant
Rania
References
Surnames
Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names
Nepali-language surnames
Punjabi-language surnames
Bengali-language surnames
Unisex given names
Arabic-language feminine given names
Feminine given names