Name: Raisa
Gender: Female
Usage: Raisa, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Raisa are in general originating from Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine.
Variants: For another variant of the name Raisa across the world, see Rachel.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Raisa is: Ewe, Rose.
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Numerology of the first name Raisa: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Raisa is ranked on the 5,363rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 55900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Raisa has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Raisa for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Raisa is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Raisa (Ancient Russian: Раис from Ancient Greek: Ραΐς ← Ancient Greek: ̔Ηραΐς, ̔Ιραΐς) is a female 1) Russian personal name of Greek origin; truncated form of the name Iraida. 2) Turkic personal name; there are several alternative versions about the etymology and origin of the name Raisa.
A common short form of the name is Raya. Common colloquial forms are Raisa, Raisia, Raisya.
The name "Raisa" is a variant, or truncated form of, the name "Iraida". If the name "Iraida" is formed from the genitive case - Ancient Greek. ̔Ηραΐδος, ̔Ιραΐδος greek name. ῾Ηραΐς, ῾Ιραΐς; then the name "Raisa" is derived from the truncated form of Ancient Greek. Ραΐς greek name Dr. Greek. ῾Ηραΐς, ῾Ιραΐς.
The name " ̔Ηραΐς, ̔Ιραΐς" is associated with the name of Hera. "Ἡραῖα" – festivals in honor of Hera in Argos and Samos
Russian: from the Late Greek name Raisa, of uncertain derivation. It may be a derivative of rhaiōn, comparative of rhadios easy-going, adaptable. The name was borne by a Christian martyr executed in 308. It has recently come to prominence as the name of the wife of the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Pet form: Raya.
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