Raisa
[ˈraɪ.sə]Meaning
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais; also from Yiddish roiz, "rose"
Background Story
Raisa is a Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais, and separately a name from Yiddish רויז (roiz), meaning "rose". It is also a feminine form of Rais. The variant is Raissa, and the diminutives are Raya and Raisel. It is used in Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, French, Galician and German.
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