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Rani

Rani in the Indian subcontinent and


Southeast Asia, sometimes spelled Ranee,
is a Hindu/Sanskrit feminine given name.
The term is the female form of the term
for princely rulers in India and Southeast
Asia and applies equally to the wife of a
Raja or Rana.
Rani
Pronunciation Rānī

Origin

Word/name Sanskrit

Other names

Alternative spelling Ranee, Raani

Notable people named Rani


Rani (actress) (born December 8, 1946 –
died May 27, 1993), Pakistani actress
and model.
Rani Agrawal (born June 14, 1991),
Indian actress.
Rani Bhabani (born 1716 – died 1795),
Indian philanthropist and zamindar.
Rani Chandra (born October 12, 1976),
Indian actress and winner of the Miss
Kerala pageant.
Rani Chatterjee (born November 3,
1984), Indian actress, dancer and
presenter.
Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle (born February
26, 1941), Indian political and social
worker.
Rani Gaidinliu (born January 26, 1915 –
died February 17, 1993), Indian activist,
spiritual and political leader.
Rani Hamid (born 1944), Bangladeshi
chess player.
Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971), an
Australian singer, popular in the late
1990s
Rani Karnaa (born 1939), Indian dancer.
Rani Khedira (born January 27, 1994),
German footballer.
Rani Maria Vattalil (born January 29,
1954 – died February 25, 1995), Indian
catholic religious, activist and
missionary social worker.
Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978),
Indian actress.
Rani Mundiasti (born October 4, 1984),
Indonesian badminton player.
Rani Price (born January 29, 1974),
English television presenter.
Rani Rampal (born December 4, 1994),
Indian field hockey player.
Rani Rashmoni (born 1793 – died 1861),
Indian activist, businesswoman,
philanthropist, zamindars and founder
of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple.
Rani Sharone (born 1978), American
bassist and guitarist.
Rani Taj (born October 3, 1993), British-
Pakistani dhol player.
Rani Vijaya Devi (born August 28, 1922
– died December 8, 2005), Indian
princess and musician.
Rani Yahya (born September 12, 1984),
Brazilian mixed martial artist and
Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.

Notable people named Ranee


Ranee Brylinski (born 1957), American
mathematician
Ranee Campen, Thai-British actress
Ranee Lee (born 1942), Canadian jazz
vocalist and musician
Ranee Narah (born 1965), Indian
politician

Notable people surnamed


Rani
Devika Rani (born March 30, 1908 – died
March 9, 1994), Indian actress, singer
and textile designer
Pooja Rani (born February 17, 1991),
Indian boxer
Krishna Rani (born 2001), Bangladeshi
footballer

Fictional characters
The Rani, from the British science-fiction
television series Doctor Who.
Rani Chandra, from 2007's British
science fiction television The Sarah Jane
Adventures.
Rani, from the Disney franchise Disney
Fairies.
Rani Kapoor, from the Australian soap
opera Neighbours.
The Rani of Cooch Naheen, from the
Salman Rushdie's novel, Midnight's
Children.
Rani, the leader of the Night Pride and
love interest of Kion in The Lion Guard.

See also
Prabhu, Sanskrit for "prince".
Queen regnant
Rani, Rajasthan
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