{{Short description|Title for a female ruler in the Indian subcontinent}} {{other uses}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox given name | name = ''Rani'' | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = Ranī | gender = | language = | origin = Sanskrit | alternative spelling = Ranee, Raani | nickname = | variant forms = Maharani, Raji/Rajee | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }}
'''''Rani''''' ({{Langx|sa|राणी|translit=Rāṇī}}) is a female title, equivalent to queen, for royal or princely rulers in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It translates to 'queen' in English.<ref>{{Citation |title=rani |date=2023-11-17 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=rani&oldid=76709787 |work=Wiktionary, the free dictionary |access-date=2023-12-07 |language=en}}</ref> 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''/''Rai'' 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, 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
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