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Rani
Rani Rani is one of those names that confers social position directly through its meaning — every bearer is named for queenship. In fiction this creates interesting tension: a character named Rani is expected to project authority and dignity, and the gap between that expectation and her actual circumstances is a rich source of dramatic irony or aspiration.
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Devi
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“Directly from Sanskrit meaning "the sun". Ravi is one of the twelve names of the sun god Surya and one of the oldest solar names in use across the Indian subcontinent, spanning Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu traditions.”
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