Surname · also Polish

Rattai

Rattai is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Original PolishRataj

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rattai comes from Polish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Polish Rataj, from Czech Rataj, from Slovak Rataj, from Slovene Rataj, from Lower Sorbian rataj, from Ukrainian ратай, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rattai’s family of names

In English usage, Rattai as a surname has a related form in RATAI. In English usage, Rattai as a surname has a related form in RATAI. In English usage, Rattai as a surname has a related form in RATAJ.

Walk Rattai’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Rattai has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

EnglishProto-Slavic

6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Similar names

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Slavic

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Slavic languages

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Slavic languages

Ranko

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Slavic

Radič

“glad, happy”

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>99% boys

Slavic

Radim

Radim is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slavic

Ratimír

“war, battle” · “peace”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slavic

Ratimir

“war, battle” · “peace; world”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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