How would you pronounce Rahni and Rani?

[frozenmangoo]

How would you pronounce names Rahni and Rani?
Indian names but wondering how people would say in UK

Rah-nee (arr noise if that makes sense)

Raa-nee for both.

I'd pronounce them the same "raah-nee" until I was told otherwise/how to pronounce them correctly!

I apologize if I am wrong but I assume that both names sound the same and would guess “rar- knee” where rar rhymes with star (Southern English accent )

Rah knee
Ran e

Yes they are the same, I want Rani but worried it would be said Ran nee.

thank you, yes it's Raa nee

Unsure if I should pick a British name, I just really like this one

I honestly wouldn't choose something else Rani is lovely and a pretty common name, I've come across several. Plus even if she occasionally gets ran-nee it's easy to correct and it's very simple to spell.

Thank you for the feedback

Nice name 😊 I would pronounce Raani too.

I’d pronounce Rah-nee. Like pp - rah to sound like star.
don’t choose a different name if you love it. It’s a great name and you like it.
I get really irked when people try out say, Irish names or other names with dual pronunciations and are shot down because people may make a mistake first time on the pronunciation.
you tell people how it’s pronounced and they learn. I have to spell my name all the time because there are three different “official” spellings for it. It’s no big deal.

Both are beautiful. Not being familiar with Indian names I would get the Rahni correct but would possibly ask how I should say Rani

I’d say Raah-nee for both. Raah to rhyme with star, as PPs have said.

I think Rani is a lovely name and I can’t see that you’d get too much pronunciation trouble! It’s short so easy for you to correct and them to remember.

I'd also say Rah-nee

Lovely name!

There's no R so no idea why some are adding one to make Rar-nee?!

Rahni doesn't mean anything, whereas Rani means queen. So technically, it has to be Rani- pronounced raa-nee.

I’d say Rah-nee for Rahni but possibly Rainy for Rani, but I’d be easily corrected! I work in a large multi cultural secondary school and interact with a lot of students, in an office based role. I just tend to ask how to pronounce a name if I don’t know and then always try my best to do it correctly from
them on, and apologise if I don’t.

I would pronounce both the same

Raa (rhymes with far/tar but without strong 'r' sound) - knee

I think that's just the difference in regional accents. Where I'm from star, tar, car etc would be pronounced more staah, taah caah..... with a long 'ah' sounding like capital 'R'
But no actual 'r' at the end if that makes sense

Ask Anita.

I think both are pretty straightforward, Raa-nee (for the person asking where Rar-nee would come from it's simply an accent thing, they both sound practically the same it's just a subtle difference based on accent).

Please go for what you love. I work in a very multicultural area and we deal with all sorts of different names. If ever we're unsure we simply ask, but I don't think Rani is as unusual as you fear in this country. I think most people will have heard of it before, even if they haven't met one personally. Even if they weren't sure, the pronunciation is simple enough for them to remember when explained.

Go for it.

Both are absolutely fine. 'Rani' really shouldn't be a problem at all, as it's a word fully adopted into English as the female counterpart to rajah.

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rani

Like how Anita Rani says her name.

Rar nee

I don't think many people would pronounce it Ran nee

It's a lovely name

Rah nee, like the rani on doctor who

I would pronounce both the same, the way you said.
I have a good friend called Rani, I think it's lovely. Not difficult to say at all.