Surname · Bengali
রাই
“one who is trustworthy”·“a trustworthy man; of lightning and thunder”
রাই (rai) is a surname from Sanskrit. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: Rai.
Meaning & origin
What it means
রাই is Rai written in Bengali script. Interpretations include “one who is trustworthy” (Japanese) and “a trustworthy man; of lightning and thunder” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
রাই’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named রাই
- Radhika ApteIndian actress (born 1985)
- Radhika MadanIndian actressborn 1995
- Radhika MenonIndian Navy officer
- Radhika JhaIndian novelistborn 1970
- Radhika KhannaIndian American fashion designer1974–2022
- Radhika JonesAmerican magazine editorborn 1973
- Radhika ChandiramaniIndian clinical psychologist, writer and editorborn 1965
- Radhika Vemulaactivist for Dalit rights
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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