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رَانْيَا
Rania
RAN-yah
“Gazing, beholding.”
About Rania
Rania is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gazing, beholding" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze with pleasure'. Modern name carried by Queen Rania of Jordan.
Modern, popular across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Raniya
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 Rania is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Rania before.
- Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan (b. 1970)
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rania
- What does the name Rania mean?
- Rania (رَانْيَا) means "Gazing, beholding". From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze with pleasure'. Modern name carried by Queen Rania of Jordan.
- Is Rania a name from the Qur'an?
- Rania 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 Rania a boy or a girl name?
- Rania is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rania come from?
- Rania is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-N-W. Modern, popular across Arab families.
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