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femaleRaisa - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Raisa \ra(i)-sa\ is pronounced RAY-sah, RYE-zah. It is of Hebrew and Yiddish origin, and its meaning is "rose". In English and Slavic form, probably derived from Greek for "carefree". Also possibly originated as a Slavic equivalent of Ruth (Hebrew) "beloved".

Raisa has 6 variant forms: Raisabel, Raissa, Raisse, Raiza, Raizel and Rayzel.

For more information, see also the related name Rosa.

Baby names that sound like Raisa are Risa, Razia, Rysa, Rise, Riesa, Reesa, Rasya, Rasja and Rasia.

Raisa is an uncommon female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Raisa. Click here to compare Raisa with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Raisa

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