Ranjan

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proper noun

A surname from Sanskrit.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounRanjan (plural Ranjans)

plural Ranjans

  1. A surname from Sanskrit.

Origin

Ultimately from the Sanskrit personal name रञ्जन (rañjana, “pleasing, charming, rejoicing”).

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APA

Ranjan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ranjan

MLA

“Ranjan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ranjan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ranjan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ranjan.

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