Ran

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Scripts(How to write)
etc.(Japanese Kanji)
らん(Japanese Hiragana)
蘭,
Pronunciation
In Hebrew, it is pronounced as "rahn." In Japanese, it is pronounced as "rahn" or "lahn." In Chinese, it is pronounced as "ran."
RAN
Popularity
Ran is not a very common name worldwide, but it is more popular in Japan and Israel.

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Ran Name meanings & History

Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese. . From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. Ran is used as both a first name and a surname in different cultures. It can be used for baby boys or girls.

Zodiac Sign of Ran: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Ran:

R: Restless,Rational,Resourceful,Reason

A: Ambitious,Angry,Action,Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive

N: Nice,Neurosis,Nervous,Nutrition,Nagging,Neat,Nitpicking

Ran is:

  • a Natural name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Youthful name

2.) Ran (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Japanese) water lily. (Scandinavian) destroyer. Mythology: the Norse sea goddess who destroys.


3.) RAN (Female)

Usage: Japanese

Meanings: Popular name meaning “water lily.” In Japan, the water lily is viewed as a symbol of purity. (RAHN)


4.) Ran (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Scripts: רַן,
רָן,
רן(Hebrew)


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Description: Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").

5.) Ran (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: • In Japanese, it means "orchid" or "water lily". • In Hebrew, it means "inspiration" or "song". • In German, it is a short form of the name "Randle" which means "shield wolf".

Scripts: רַן,
רָן,
רן(Hebrew)


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Description: Japanese, Hebrew, German. • In Japanese, it means "orchid" or "water lily". • In Hebrew, it means "inspiration" or "song". • In German, it is a short form of the name "Randle" which means "shield wolf". Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds"). The name Ran can be used for both boys and girls, as it is a unisex name. It is often used in Japanese culture as a first name for girls, while in Hebrew and German culture, it is more commonly used as a boys name or as a nickname for other names.

6.) Ran (Unisex)

Usage: Chinese

Meanings: Ran has different meanings depending on the characters used to write the name. One possible meaning is "orchid" (蘭), another is "chaos" (乱), and yet another is "water lily" (蓮).

Scripts: In Japanese, Ran is written as 蘭, 乱 or 蓮.
רַן,
רָן,
רן(Hebrew)

Pronunciation: RAHN
The name Ran is pronounced as "rahn."


cartoon of the name Ran
Cartoon of Ran

Description: The name Ran is of Japanese origin. Ran has different meanings depending on the characters used to write the name. One possible meaning is "orchid" (蘭), another is "chaos" (乱), and yet another is "water lily" (蓮). Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds"). Ran is used as both a first name and a surname.

7.) RAN (Female)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Ancient name of uncertain meaning borne in Norse mythology by the goddess of the sea. She used a net to haul men off the decks of ships to their deaths beneath the sea. She was the wife of Aegir and the mother of nine beautiful daughters who were known as the Wave Maidens. Var: Ran. (RON)


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