[3][4] In Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish; the name means "eye-catching, glittering, mesmerising" and "elegant, graceful", stemming from the word yarnū (Arabic: يرنو), meaning "to gaze at longingly".

[5][6][7] It is a surname found in Nepal, used by the Magar people and also by the Chhetri group.

In Galician, it is a derivative of the surname Raña that may refer to someone from a place with the same name in A Coruña, Spain.

[8][9] In Nordic countries, the Sámi name means "green earth" or "fertile fields" after the mythological goddess Rana Niejta.

[23][24][25] In Japanese, the given name for females has multiple meanings depending on the choice of Kanji characters used, including "beautiful", "princess", "serenity", and "harmony".