Given name & surname · also Persian
Raisi
“as beautiful as the rose”·“one who is carefree”
Raisi is a variant of Raisa. Interpretations include “as beautiful as the rose” and “one who is carefree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Persianرئیسی
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raisi is a variant of Raisa. Interpretations include “as beautiful as the rose” and “one who is carefree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raisi comes from Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
A transliteration of Persian رئیسی (ra'isi), from Arabic رَئِيس (“chief, leader”); its root is Arabic ر ء س.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Raisi’s family of names
Raisi has a related form in Raisa. In English usage, Raisi as a surname has a related form in Ra'isi. In English usage, Raisi as a surname has a related form in RAEISI.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Raisi has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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