Ran is my son’s name. We live in Turkey. Ran is the surname of one of the world’s best (may be first) poets: Nazim Hikmet Ran. And that’s the reason for my choice.
Ran Masaki is a former Japanese AV idol, pink film actress and gravure model who was active in the 1980s and rose to prominence as Nikkatsu's final "SM Queen" (SMの女王 SM no joō?) from 1985 to 1986.
Ran Asakawa is a Japanese former AV idol and model who made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001. Ran Asakawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 4 September 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman. She says, however, that her first fully pleasurable experience wasn't until about the 10th time.
Not really a famous bearer per-se, but in Avatar: The Last Airbender one of the original firebenders is a dragon named Ran (and no, it is not a talking dragon).
Ran is a character in the Japanese light novel Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shôganai!' a.k.a. 'Sukisho!' (it has also been made into an anime, several games, etc.) Just as Yoru is the alter ego of Sora, Ran is the alter ego of Sunao. He is much more feminine than his counterpart. He is dependent and demanding, and deeply in love with Yoru.
― Anonymous User 6/28/2007
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In Scandinavian mythology Ran (pronounced RAHN) is a sea goddess.
"Ran" is also used as a pet form of the Bulgarian masculine name "Rangel". "Rangel" comes from the Bulgarian word 'angel', which means "angel" in English. "Rangel" is pronounced like 'angel' and the Bulgarian masculine name "Angel", which are pronounced [angel], where "a" is pronounced [a], not [ei], "g" is pronounced [g], not [dj] or [j], "e" is pronounced [e] and the stress is on the "a".
This is also the Japanese name of Rachel Moore in Case Closed/Detective Conan in the Japanese Anime.
― Anonymous User 1/7/2006
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After 4 years living in Japan and a few more of being friends with Japanese people, I've never encountered this name before. (doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but I've never heard it as a name)