Ran

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Ran 1
Revisions not set
Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew
Scripts רַן, רָן, רן(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. RAHN  [key]

Meaning & History

Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").
Added 5/8/2009 by TheR
Edited 4/24/2017 by Sofia, SeaHorse15 and TheR

Ran 2
3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage English

Meaning & History

Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph. A known bearer of this name is Sir Ranulph Fiennes (b. 1944), who is called Ran by his family and friends.
Added 2/25/2013 by Lucille

Ran 3
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 冉, 然, 染, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ɻän/, /ʐän/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 冉 (rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然 (rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染 (rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Added 1/18/2016 by LMS
Edited 3/18/2021 by HL

See Also

Rán, Ran