Rana

Meaning of Rana

Breathed softly as RAH-nah, the name drifts through history like a silk lantern on a still Kyoto pond—drawn first from Arabic, where it means “she who is gazed upon with admiration,” then brushed by Persian hints of high rank and touched, in Sanskrit, by the idea of a lilting song. Two syllables—one a quiet drum, the other a fading sigh—carry a cool composure that has kept Rana hovering, almost coyly, around the lower rungs of the American charts for decades, content to watch louder names jostle for notice while she polishes her own, subtle luster. The Spanish dictionary may smuggle in a frog, but Rana meets the revelation with a single raised eyebrow: even amphibians, she seems to say, understand the elegance of sudden flight. Thus enriched by many tongues yet beholden to none, the name remains what it has always been—a pair of poised footsteps ready to cross water, and a gaze lifted toward whatever beauty waits beyond the mist.

Pronunciation

Arabic,Persian,Indian (Hindi)

  • Pronunced as RAH-nah (/ˈrɑːnə/)

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