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Ranjana
रंजनाSay it RUN-ja-naa
- Meaning today
- Delightful, pleasing
- Original meaning
- "delighting, pleasing; the act of giving pleasure; colouring" Monier-Williams, p. 863
- Say it
- RUN-ja-naa
- Written
- रंजना
- Other spellings
- Ranjna
Ranjana
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Ranjana meaning
Ranjana (रंजना) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Delighting, pleasing; the act of giving pleasure; colouring
Also used to mean: delightful
Ranjana (रंजना) comes from Sanskrit rañjana, built on the root rañj, which joins the ideas of colouring and of delighting. Monier-Williams gives the adjective as colouring or dyeing and as pleasing, charming and delighting, and the noun as colour, dye or paint and the act of pleasing or giving pleasure. Name lists translate Ranjana as "delightful" or "one who pleases", which matches the dictionary. The same root gives the boys' name Ranjan and the girls' names Ranjani and Ranjita.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 863 · entry rañjana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rañjana, p. 863
Fits your syllable
First sound र
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is रा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ranjana · Ranjna