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رَنَا
Rana
RA-na
“To gaze with admiration.”
About Rana
Rana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "to gaze with admiration" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ن-و, evoking a beautiful sight one cannot stop looking at.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Rana is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rana
- What does the name Rana mean?
- Rana (رَنَا) means "To gaze with admiration". From the Arabic root ر-ن-و, evoking a beautiful sight one cannot stop looking at.
- Is Rana a name from the Qur'an?
- Rana does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rana a boy or a girl name?
- Rana is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rana come from?
- Rana is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-N-W.
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