Rana may refer to:

Astronomy

* Rana (crater), a crater on Mars *

Delta Eridani Delta Eridani, which is Latinized from δ Eridani, is a star in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. The star is visible to the naked eye and has been observed to vary in slightly brightness between magnitudes 3.51 and 3.56, alt ...

or Rana, a star

People, groups and titles

Rana (name) Rana ( Deva, राणा, ur, رانا) is an Indian Surname of Sanskrit origin meaning "king" in South Asian languages and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word "rānī" meaning "queen". It was commonly used as a princely title b ...

, a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) *

Rana (title) Rana ( IAST: ''Rāṇā'', Sanskrit: ) is a historical title denoting an absolute Hindu monarch in the Indian subcontinent. Today, it is used as a hereditary name in the Indian and Pakistani subcontinent. "Rana" was formerly used as a title of m ...

, a historical title used today as a hereditary name in South Asia * Rana dynasty, a ruling dynasty in Nepal (1846–1951) * Rana, a South Asian ethnicity, subgroup of the Tharu people

Places

Rana, Burkina Faso Rana, Burkina Faso is a town in the Imasgho Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an ...

, a town in Boulkiemdé Province, Burkina Faso *

Raná (Chrudim District) Raná is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by A ...

, village in Pardubice Region, Czech Republic *

Raná (Louny District) Raná is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Raná lies approximately north of Louny, south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and north-west of Prague Pr ...

, village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic *

Rana, Norway Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in ...

, municipality in Nordland County, Norway *

Råna Råna is a mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain sits on the municipal border between the municipalities of Ørsta and Sykkylven. It is part of Hjelledalstindane mountains in the Sunnmørsalpene range. The tall mountain is l ...

, a mountain in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway * Rana Colony, a town in Punjab Province, Pakistan *

Ra'na Ra'na ( ar, رعنة) was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated. History ...

, a former village in Palestine * Rana, a medieval principality on Rügen, Germany

Other uses

* ''Rana'' (genus), a genus of frogs * Rana (software), a vocal for the Vocaloid 3 singing voice synthesizer * Rana language (disambiguation), several languages * Rana FM, a Canadian Pashto-language radio station * Rana Institute of Higher Studies, a university in Kabul, Afghanistan * Rana Plaza, a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh that collapsed in 2013 * Royal Animal Nursing Auxiliary (RANA), a job title - see Paraveterinary worker * ''Rana'', an unfinished Indian film by

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' directe ...

* Rana, a pinning position in professional wrestling * Rana, a codename for an AMD Phenom microprocessor * RANA, a band formed in New Jersey in the 1990s featuring Scott Metzger

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