From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Lana. 頼
A popular name for Sami girls, based on the goddess of spring and fertility, Rana Niejta. The literal translation of the name Rana is the green or the green, fertile fields. The name Rana Niejta can freely be translated as the daughter of earth. According to Sami mythology, it was she who made the southern slopes of the mountains green, so that the hungry reindeer would have enough food.