Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 蘭也, 蘭夜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘAHN-YAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.