At a Glance: Name: Raisa – Meaning: rose (Yiddish); or 'leader, chief' (as feminine of Rais) – Origin: Yiddish, or a feminine form of Arabic/Persian Rais – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: rah-EE-sah
Raisa is a Yiddish, or a feminine form of Arabic/Persian Rais girl's name meaning “rose (Yiddish); or 'leader, chief' (as feminine of Rais)”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Unique* Botanical Girl Names.
Meaning & Origin of Raisa
Meaning: Rose (Yiddish); or 'leader, chief' (as feminine of Rais).
Origin: Yiddish, or a feminine form of Arabic/Persian Rais.
A common claim: Baby-name sites often gloss Raisa as meaning 'easygoing' Actually: No etymological support for this; Raisa actually derives either from the Yiddish word for 'rose' or from a feminine form of the Arabic/Persian name Rais ('leader, chief').
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Raisa
Phonetic: rah-EE-sah IPA: /rɑːˈiːsə/
Popularity of Raisa
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1962–2024.
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