Uran (うらん)

Uran is read うらん and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 宇蘭, 羽蘭 and 卯蘭. All three are feminine.

Reading

う·ら·ん (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Uran

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 宇蘭
    うらん
    Feminine

    Universe + orchid

    • 宇(う)— universe
    • 蘭(らん)— orchid
  • 羽蘭
    うらん
    Feminine

    Feather + orchid

    • 羽(う)— feather
    • 蘭(らん)— orchid
  • 卯蘭
    うらん
    Feminine

    Rabbit + orchid

    • 卯(う)— rabbit
    • 蘭(らん)— orchid

The kanji in Uran

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 蘭orchid3 spellings
  • 宇universe1 spelling
  • 羽feather1 spelling
  • 卯rabbit1 spelling

Uran with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Urara (うらら)Ran (らん)Shion (しおん)Rian (りあん)

Uran on our lists

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Questions about Uran

Is Uran a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Uran is feminine.

What does Uran mean?

Uran is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 宇蘭 reads as "universe + orchid", 羽蘭 reads as "feather + orchid" and 卯蘭 reads as "rabbit + orchid". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Uran be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 宇蘭, 羽蘭 and 卯蘭. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Uran?

うらん is 3 beats: う · ら · ん. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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