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What does Rana mean?
Rana 
as a girls' name is pronounced RAH-nah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Rana is "beautiful, eye-catching". Also form of Rani. Also form of Veronica.
STARTS WITH Ra-
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rana Calliope (R.C.), ..
How popular is Rana?
Rana is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2173 out of 4276, Top 51%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#7920 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rana entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its top position of #1159 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Veronica (#357 VIA LATEST LIST) is the only other prominent related form of Rana. These relations of Rana reached the peak of their popularity 5 decades ago (MEDIAN #621) and are now significantly less popular (#1178, 79.8% LESS USAGE), with the version Veronica becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Rana is pronounced similarly to Raeanna, Raenah, Rainah, Rainy, Ranae, Rawnie, Rayona, Reannah, Reina▲, Rena▼, Renae▼, Renay, Rene▼, Reney, Renie, Rheanna, Rhiana, Rhona, Rina, Riona, Rionna, Ronay, Ronni, Rrenae and Ryanna. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dana▼, Gana, Hana▲, Iana, Jana▼, Lana▲, Nana, Raene, Rafa, Rain, Raine, Raja, Rama, Ramah, Randa, Raya▲, Rayma, Rayne▲, Rian, Riane, Riann, Rihana, Rima, Rohana, Roma▼, Ryan▲, Ryane, Ryann▲, Rynn, Sana, Tana▼, Vana, Yana and Zana▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rana.
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