Meaning: Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew
The story
Japanese Ran can be written 蘭, orchid. Hebrew Ran is a separate masculine name associated with singing; the shared spelling does not make the floral meaning universal.
Also means
What Ran means in its other languages.
- Hebrewsinging; he sang
Popularity
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
- Works everywhere
- Floral
- Short
Origins
Ran comes from Japanese and Hebrew. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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My people
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Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling
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Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ
Rina
Joyful song
Yuri
Slavic form of George: farmer
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