Given name · Kazakh · Russian
Раиса
“easy-going”
Раиса (Raıysa) is a feminine given name from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian and Kazakh.
Kazakh and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Raisa.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Раиса comes from Russian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Russian Раи́са, from Ancient Greek ῥήϊστος.
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Раиса’s family of names
In Russian usage, Раиса has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Raisa. In Russian usage, Раиса has a transliteration in Raisa. In Russian usage, Раиса can be written in the Roman alphabet as Raísa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Раиса has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Раиса
- Raisa Gorbachevawife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932–1999)
- Raisa SmetaninaSoviet cross-country skierborn 1952
- Raisa Akhmatovapoet (1928–1992)
- Raisa AronovaSoviet aviator (1920-1982); Hero of the Soviet Union
- Raisa KurvyakovaOlympic medalist in basketballborn 1945
- Raisa BohatyriovaUkrainian politicianborn 1953
- Raisa ObodovskayaSoviet cyclist (1948-2012)
- Raissa BergRussian geneticist and evolutive biologist1913–2006
- Raisa AzarhSoviet physician (1897–1971)
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