# Rani > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rani > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rani.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani > Source revision: 1333039039 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/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](/source/Indian_subcontinent) and [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia). It translates to 'queen' in English.{{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}} It is also a [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) [Hindu](/source/Hindus) feminine [given name](/source/given_name). The term applies equally to a queen regnant as well as a wife of a ''[Raja](/source/Raja)''/''[Rai](/source/Rai_(title))'' or ''[Rana](/source/Rana_(title))'' == Notable people named Rani == * [Rani (Pakistani actress)](/source/Rani_(Pakistani_actress)) (born December 8, 1946 – died May 27, 1993), Pakistani actress and model * [Rani Bhabani](/source/Rani_Bhabani) (born 1716 – died 1795), Indian philanthropist and zamindar * [Rani Chandra](/source/Rani_Chandra) (born October 12, 1976), Indian actress and winner of the Miss Kerala pageant * [Rani Chatterjee](/source/Rani_Chatterjee) (born November 3, 1984), Indian actress, dancer and presenter * [Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle](/source/Rani_Chitralekha_Bhonsle) (born February 26, 1941), Indian political and social worker * [Rani Gaidinliu](/source/Rani_Gaidinliu) (born January 26, 1915 – died February 17, 1993), Indian activist, spiritual and political leader * [Rani Hamid](/source/Rani_Hamid) (born 1944), Bangladeshi chess player * [Rani Kamalesvaran](/source/Rani_(Australian_singer)) (born 1971), an Australian singer, popular in the late 1990s * [Rani Karnaa](/source/Rani_Karnaa) (born 1939), Indian dancer * [Rani Khedira](/source/Rani_Khedira) (born January 27, 1994), German footballer * [Rani Mukerji](/source/Rani_Mukerji) (born March 21, 1978), Indian actress * [Rani Mundiasti](/source/Rani_Mundiasti) (born October 4, 1984), Indonesian badminton player * [Anita Rani Nazran](/source/Anita_Rani) (born 25 October 1977), English radio and television presenter * [Rani Price](/source/Rani_Price) (born January 29, 1974), English television presenter * [Rani Rampal](/source/Rani_Rampal) (born December 4, 1994), Indian field hockey player * [Rani Rashmoni](/source/Rani_Rashmoni) (born 1793 – died 1861), Indian activist, businesswoman, philanthropist, zamindars and founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple * [Rani Sharone](/source/Rani_Sharone) (born 1978), American bassist and guitarist * [Rani Shiromani](/source/Rani_Shiromani), Indian Revolutionary and Tribal Queen * [Rani Taj](/source/Rani_Taj) (born October 3, 1993), British-Pakistani dhol player * [Rani Maria Vattalil](/source/Rani_Maria_Vattalil) (born January 29, 1954 – died February 25, 1995), Indian catholic religious, activist and missionary social worker * [Rani Vijaya Devi](/source/Rani_Vijaya_Devi) (born August 28, 1922 – died December 8, 2005), Indian princess and musician * [Rani Yahya](/source/Rani_Yahya) (born September 12, 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner == Notable people named Ranee == * [Ranee Brylinski](/source/Ranee_Brylinski) (born 1957), American mathematician * [Ranee Campen](/source/Ranee_Campen), Thai-British actress * [Ranee Lee](/source/Ranee_Lee) (born 1942), Canadian jazz vocalist and musician * [Ranee Narah](/source/Ranee_Narah) (born 1965), Indian politician == Notable people surnamed Rani == * [Devika Rani](/source/Devika_Rani) (born March 30, 1908 – died March 9, 1994), Indian actress, singer and textile designer * [Krishna Rani](/source/Krishna_Rani) (born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer * [Pooja Rani](/source/Pooja_Rani) (born February 17, 1991), Indian boxer == Fictional characters == * [The Rani](/source/The_Rani), from the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. * [Rani Chandra](/source/Rani_Chandra_(The_Sarah_Jane_Adventures)), from 2007's British science fiction television ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. * Rani, from the Disney franchise ''[Disney Fairies](/source/Disney_Fairies)''. * [Rani Kapoor](/source/Rani_Kapoor), from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. * The Rani of Cooch Naheen, from Salman Rushdie's novel, ''[Midnight's Children](/source/List_of_Midnight's_Children_characters)''. * Rani, the leader of the Night Pride and love interest of Kion in ''[The Lion Guard](/source/The_Lion_Guard)''. ==See also== * [Prabhu](/source/Prabhu), Sanskrit for "prince". * [Queen regnant](/source/Queen_regnant) * [Rani, Rajasthan](/source/Rani%2C_Rajasthan) ==References== {{Reflist}}{{Set index article}} Category:Hindu given names Category:Bangladeshi feminine given names Category:Indian feminine given names Category:Feminine given names Category:Royal titles Category:Titles in India Category:Unisex given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani?action=history)). 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