Given name · Bengali
রাণা
রাণা (raṇa) is a masculine given name from Magadhi Prakrit, ultimately from Vedic Sanskrit. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: raṇa.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
রাণা comes from Magadhi Prakrit, and ultimately from Vedic Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡, from Vedic Sanskrit राज्ञ.
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রাণা’s family of names
In Bengali usage, রাণা shares an earlier linguistic root with রাজ্ঞ. In Bengali usage, রাণা can be written in the Roman alphabet as raṇa. In Bengali usage, রাণা has a related form in রানা.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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