Given name · Bengali
রাণী
“a lovely singer; a queenly woman”
রাণী (rani) is a feminine given name from Magadhi Prakrit, ultimately from Vedic Sanskrit. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: Rani.
Meaning & origin
What it means
রাণী is Rani written in Bengali script. One Hebrew interpretation is “a lovely singer; a queenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
রাণী comes from Magadhi Prakrit, and ultimately from Vedic Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻, from Vedic Sanskrit राज्ञी.
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রাণী’s family of names
In Bengali usage, রাণী shares a linguistic root with the Hindi form रानी. In Bengali usage, রাণী can be written in the Roman alphabet as Rani. In Bengali usage, রাণী shares an earlier linguistic root with রাজ্ঞী.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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