Ranā
رَنَا
Say it ra-NAA
Something gazed at
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- r-n-w
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Rana, Ranaa
Meaning & source
Something one gazes at: “al-ranā … the thing looked at”, from ranā, to gaze steadily.
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والرَّنَا، بِالْفَتْحِ مقصورٌ: الشيءُ المَنْظُورُ إِلَيْهِ، وَفِي الْمُحْكَمِ: الَّذِي يُرْنَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حُسْنهِ، سمَّاه بِالْمَصْدَرِ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.