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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

ر ن وR-N-W

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

RAN·yah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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