Given name

rānī

“queen”

rānī is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

What it means

rānī is a romanization of रानी. रानी goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂, meaning “queen.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

rānī is a romanization of रानी. रानी comes from Old Hindi, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Explained through its name family

rānī’s family of names

In Hindi usage, rānī is a Roman-alphabet rendering of रानी. In Hindi usage, rānī is a transliteration of रानी.

Walk rānī’s family in the name graph

rānīरानी

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Sibling ideas

Names that share rānī’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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