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رَانْيَة
Ranya
RAAN-yah
“Gazing intently.”
About Ranya
Ranya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gazing intently" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze'. Variant spelling of Rania.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Raniya, Rania
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 Ranya is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ranya
- What does the name Ranya mean?
- Ranya (رَانْيَة) means "Gazing intently". From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze'. Variant spelling of Rania.
- Is Ranya a name from the Qur'an?
- Ranya 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 Ranya a boy or a girl name?
- Ranya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ranya come from?
- Ranya is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-N-W.
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