Painting of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of the Kingdom of Travancore (1924 - 1931)

Rani (Sanskrit: राणी, romanized: Rāṇī) is a female title for royal or princely rulers in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It translates to 'queen' in English.^[1] It is also a Sanskrit Hindu feminine given name. The term applies equally to a queen regnant as well as a wife of a Raja or Rana.

Notable people named Rani

• Rani (Pakistani actress) (born December 8, 1946 – died May 27, 1993), Pakistani actress and model
• Rani Bhabani (born 1716 – died 1795), Indian philanthropist and zamindar
• Rani Chandra (born October 12, 1976), Indian actress and winner of the Miss Kerala pageant
• Rani Chatterjee (born November 3, 1984), Indian actress, dancer and presenter
• Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle (born February 26, 1941), Indian political and social worker
• Rani Gaidinliu (born January 26, 1915 – died February 17, 1993), Indian activist, spiritual and political leader
• Rani Hamid (born 1944), Bangladeshi chess player
• Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971), an Australian singer, popular in the late 1990s
• Rani Karnaa (born 1939), Indian dancer
• Rani Khedira (born January 27, 1994), German footballer
• Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978), Indian actress
• Rani Mundiasti (born October 4, 1984), Indonesian badminton player
• Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), English radio and television presenter
• Rani Price (born January 29, 1974), English television presenter
• Rani Rampal (born December 4, 1994), Indian field hockey player
• Rani Rashmoni (born 1793 – died 1861), Indian activist, businesswoman, philanthropist, zamindars and founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple
• Rani Sharone (born 1978), American bassist and guitarist
• Rani Shiromani, Indian Revolutionary and Tribal Queen
• Rani Taj (born October 3, 1993), British-Pakistani dhol player
• Rani Maria Vattalil (born January 29, 1954 – died February 25, 1995), Indian catholic religious, activist and missionary social worker
• Rani Vijaya Devi (born August 28, 1922 – died December 8, 2005), Indian princess and musician
• Rani Yahya (born September 12, 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner

Notable people named Ranee

• Ranee Brylinski (born 1957), American mathematician
• Ranee Campen, Thai-British actress
• Ranee Lee (born 1942), Canadian jazz vocalist and musician
• Ranee Narah (born 1965), Indian politician

Notable people surnamed Rani

• Devika Rani (born March 30, 1908 – died March 9, 1994), Indian actress, singer and textile designer
• Krishna Rani (born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer
• Pooja Rani (born February 17, 1991), Indian boxer

Fictional characters

• The Rani (Doctor Who), from the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.
• Rani Chandra, from 2007's British science fiction television The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Rani, from the Disney franchise Disney Fairies.
• Rani Kapoor, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
• The Rani of Cooch Naheen, from Salman Rushdie's novel, Midnight's Children.
• Rani, the leader of the Night Pride and love interest of Kion in The Lion Guard.

See also

• Prabhu, Sanskrit for "prince".
• Queen regnant
• Rani, Rajasthan

References