The story behind Rani
From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): R AA1 N IY0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Rani ranked #4528 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Rani
Rajnī
Borrowed from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rākhī
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā), from रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”). Doublet of रक्षा (rakṣā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rānī
Inherited from Old Hindi रांणी (rāṃṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Raśmi
Borrowed from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi). Doublet of रास (rās), रशना (raśnā), and रसन (rasan).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ravi
Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ruci
Borrowed from Sanskrit रुचि (ruci).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rani
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rani
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection