Given name

Raïssa

Raïssa is a feminine given name from Russian. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Raïssa comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Раи́са.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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